Luke 19:23

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

Wherefore {G1302} then {G2532} gavest {G1325} not {G3756} thou {G1325} my {G3450} money {G694} into {G1909} the bank {G5132}, that {G2532} at my coming {G2064} I {G1473} might {G302} have required {G4238} mine own {G846} with {G4862} usury {G5110}?

Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank? Then, when I returned, I would have gotten it back with interest!’

Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Romans 2:4 (2 votes)

    Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

  • Romans 2:5 (2 votes)

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  • Exodus 22:25 (2 votes)

    ¶ If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is] poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

  • Exodus 22:27 (2 votes)

    For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious.

  • Deuteronomy 23:19 (2 votes)

    Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

  • Deuteronomy 23:20 (2 votes)

    Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.