Matthew 25:27 “Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my re…”

Matthew 25:27

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

World English Bible

You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

American Standard Version

thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou oughtest therefore to haue put my money to ye exchangers, and then at my comming should I haue receiued mine owne with vantage.

Darby Translation

thou oughtest then to have put my money to the money-changers, and when I came I should have got what is mine with interest.

Young's Literal Translation

it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.

Bible in Basic English

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

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Cross references

“oughtest”

Romans 3:19 Jude 1:15 Luke 19:22 Luke 19:23

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Jude 1:15 · BSB

to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

Luke 19:22 · BSB

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Luke 19:23 · BSB

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

“with”

Deuteronomy 23:19 Deuteronomy 23:20

Deuteronomy 23:19 · BSB

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

Deuteronomy 23:20 · BSB

You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

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