28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred [a]denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’

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  1. Matthew 18:28 The denarius was a day’s wages

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[a] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

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  1. Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).

28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

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41 “A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred [a](A)denarii, and the other fifty.

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  1. Luke 7:41 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages

41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[a] and the other fifty.

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  1. Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).

41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

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