 | Albert Barnes - 1799 - 416 pages
...that our sins are so great that they cannot be estimated or numbered. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his...children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. By the laws of the Hebrews, they were permitted to sell debtors, with their wives and children, into... | |
 | Thomas Thirlwall - 1803 - 324 pages
...value of a talent is about 1871. 10s. English money, " much as he had not to pay, his lord com" manded him to be sold., and his wife, and ." children." and all that he had, and payment " to be made. The servant therefore fell down, " and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have pa" tience with me, and I... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents: 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his...children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant, therefore, fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 380 pages
...nearly two millions, some- think more than two millions, of our money). But for as much as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his...children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.'* This seems a most severe penalty for insolvency ; ; and yet it was a frequent practice among the Jews*,... | |
 | Samuel Barnard - 1806 - 352 pages
...reckon, one teas brought unto " him, which owed him ten thousand talents. " But for as much as he hud not to pay, his Lord " commanded him to be sold, and his...children, and all that he had, and payment to " be made" Matt. xviii. 25. The setjuel informs us that his Lord in great compassion freely forgave him all :... | |
 | 1806 - 658 pages
...brought to him, who owed him ten thousand talents. And as he had not wherewith to pay, his Lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had ; and payment to be made. But the servant falling down, besought him, saying : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.... | |
 | Timothy Kenrick - 1807 - 684 pages
...sum is put for the greatest debt wliich it was possible to contract. 25. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold and his...children and all that he had, and payment to be made. When a debtor was unable to discharge his debts? the Jews permitted him to be sold for a slave, together... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 426 pages
...would sometimes imitate this practice in their conduct towards their parents. No. 1193. — xviii. 25. His lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had.] It was not only the custom of the Jews to come upon children for the debts of their parents, but of... | |
 | Henry Alford - 1808 - 968 pages
...9. Trench remarks (Parables, p. 124) that we can best appreciate the sum by forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him ' to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, t!N^nf 8lr-1and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying,... | |
 | Thomas Belsham - 1808 - 656 pages
...brought to him, that owed him 25 ten thousand talents. But as he had not wherewith to pay, his master commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had ; and payment to be 26 made. The servant therefore fell down and did him obeisance, saying, ' Sir, have patience with me,... | |
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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. 
