I’m lending the people money and grain. So are my relatives and my men. But we must stop charging interest!

我和我的弟兄与仆人也将银钱粮食借给百姓；我们大家都当免去利息。

我和我的弟兄仆人也要把银钱粮食借给百姓，大家都当免除利息。

我和我的弟兄仆人也要把银钱粮食借给百姓，大家都当免除利息。

我和我的兄弟及仆人都借钱、借粮给民众，现在我们要停止放高利贷。

现在我和我的兄弟，以及我的仆人要把银钱和五谷借给他们。让我们大家都放弃放债取利吧！

我和我的弟兄與僕人也將銀錢糧食借給百姓；我們大家都當免去利息。

我和我的弟兄僕人也要把銀錢糧食借給百姓，大家都當免除利息。

我和我的弟兄僕人也要把銀錢糧食借給百姓，大家都當免除利息。

我和我的兄弟及僕人都借錢、借糧給民眾，現在我們要停止放高利貸。

現在我和我的兄弟，以及我的僕人要把銀錢和五穀借給他們。讓我們大家都放棄放債取利吧！

我也如此；我的族弟兄和僮僕也曾將銀錢五穀借給人呀。我們都放棄這利息吧。

我與同宗及僕、亦以金穀貸民、求爾與我、免其利息、

我與宗人僕從、未嘗誅求於民、或金或穀我弗取、放利之事、爾不可行。

我與族人及僕從、亦曾貸民以銀以榖、不如我儕俱免其債、

I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!

Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest.

I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest.

Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let’s stop charging this interest.

And likewise I, my brothers, and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let’s do without this interest.

I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury!

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop charging this interest.

I likewise,[ and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

Even I and my relatives and my associates are lending them money and grain. But let us abandon this practice of seizing collateral!

I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

“ Suppose you lend money to one of my people among you who is in need. Then do not treat it like a business deal. Do not charge any interest at all.Suppose your neighbor owes you money and gives you a coat as a promise to pay it back. Then return it by sunset.That coat is the only thing your neighbor owns to wear or sleep in. When they cry out to me, I will listen, because I am loving and kind.

I thought it over for a while. Then I accused the nobles and officials of breaking the law. I told them,“ You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large group of people to handle the matter.

So we are Christ’s official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God!

Because of the authority Christ has given me, I could be bold. I could order you to do what you should do anyway.But we love each other. And I would rather appeal to you on the basis of that love. I, Paul, am an old man. I am now also a prisoner because of Christ Jesus.

We know what it means to have respect for the Lord. So we try to help other people to understand it. What we are is plain to God. I hope it is also plain to your way of thinking.

How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.

We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God’s grace and then do nothing with it.

Others have the right to receive help from you. Don’t we have even more right to do so? But we didn’t use that right. No, we have put up with everything. We didn’t want to keep the good news of Christ from spreading.People who serve in the temple get their food from the temple. Don’t you know this? People who serve at the altar eat from what is offered on the altar. Don’t you know this?So those who preach the good news should also receive their living from their work. That is what the Lord has commanded.But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than allow anyone to take away my pride in my work.But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news!If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty.Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.

He charges interest when he lends money to poor people. He makes money from them. Will a man like that live? He will not! He must be put to death. And what happens to him will be his own fault. He did many things I hate.

They lend their money to poor people without charging interest. They don’t accept money to harm those who aren’t guilty. Anyone who lives like that will always be secure.

He does not charge interest when he lends money to them. He does not make money from them. He keeps himself from doing what is wrong. He judges cases fairly.

“ Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” John told them.Then some soldiers asked him,“ And what should we do?” John replied,“ Don’t force people to give you money. Don’t bring false charges against people. Be happy with your pay.”