Matthew 18:25 — Compare Translations

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But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

English Amplified

And because he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And because he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.

English EASY 2024

The servant could not pay his big debt to the king. So the king said to his men, “Sell the servant and his wife and his children and all his things. Then I will keep the money to pay his debt.”

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He was not able to pay the money to his master, the king. So the master ordered that he and everything he owned be sold, even his wife and children. The money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.

And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold to pay off the account.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

English KJV 1611

But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

English LSB

But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But since he was not able to pay, his master ordered that he be sold with his wife, their children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The man was not able to pay. So his master gave an order. The man, his wife, his children, and all he owned had to be sold to pay back what he owed.

English NIV

Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

English NKJ 1982

But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.

English NLT

He couldn't pay, so the king ordered that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When his servant was unable to repay his debt, the king ordered that he be sold as a slave along with his wife and children and every possession they owned as payment toward his debt.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He couldn't pay, so the king ordered him sold for the debt, also his wife and children and everything he had.

English Tyndale 1537

but when(whom because) he had nought to pay, the lord(his master) commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children: and all that he had, and payment to be made.