8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
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And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: …
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-13)It should seem the foregoing complaint was made to Nehemiah at the time when he had his head and hands as full as possible of the public business about building the wall; yet, perceiving it to be just, he did not reject it because it was unseasonable; he did not chide the petitioners, nor fall into a passion with them, for disturbing him when they saw how much he had to do, a fault which men of bu…
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