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Source language
Original Greek   
μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ ⸀κύριος πραθῆναι καὶ τὴν ⸀γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ πάντα ὅσα ⸀ἔχει καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
me ekhontos de autou apodounai ekeleusen auton o rkurios prathenai kai ten rgunaika kai ta tekna kai panta osa rekhei kai apodothenai.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
cum autem non haberet unde redderet iussit eum dominus venundari et uxorem eius et filios et omnia quae habebat et reddi

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But for as much 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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But since he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made.
21st Century King James Version   
But inasmuch as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And when he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he would be sold, and his wife and his children, and everything that he had, and he would pay.
Darby Bible Translation   
But he not having anything to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
God's Word   
Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold to pay off the account.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.
International Standard Version   
Because he couldn't pay, his master ordered him, his wife, his children, and everything that he owned to be sold so that payment could be made.
NET Bible   
Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
New American Standard Bible   
"But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
New International Version   
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
New Living Translation   
He couldn't pay, so his master ordered that he be sold--along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned--to pay the debt.
Webster's Bible Translation   
But as he had not ability to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Weymouth New Testament   
and was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment be made.
The World English Bible   
But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The servant could not pay his big debt to the king. So the king said to his men, “Sell the servant and his wife and his children and all his things. Then I will keep the money to pay his debt.”
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.
New Life Version   
He could pay nothing that he owed. So the king spoke the word that he and his wife and his children and all that he had should be sold to pay what he owed.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And because he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold - and his wife, and children, and all that he had - and the debt to be paid.
The Voice Bible   
The slave, maybe an embezzler, had no way to make restitution, so the king ordered that he, his wife, their children, and everything the family owned be sold on the auction block; the proceeds from the slave sale would go toward paying back the king.
Living Bible   
He couldn’t pay, so the king ordered him sold for the debt, also his wife and children and everything he had.
New Catholic Bible   
Since he had no possible way to repay what he owed, his master ordered him to be sold, together with his wife, his children, and all his property, to satisfy the debt.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
But he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, to make payment.
Christian Standard Bible   
Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And because he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.
New Century Version   
But the servant did not have enough money to pay his master, the king. So the master ordered that everything the servant owned should be sold, even the servant’s wife and children. Then the money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.
The Message   
“The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants. As he got under way, one servant was brought before him who had run up a debt of a hundred thousand dollars. He couldn’t pay up, so the king ordered the man, along with his wife, children, and goods, to be auctioned off at the slave market.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Because the man was not able to pay the debt, his master ordered that he be sold, along with his wife, children, and all that he owned to repay the debt.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And since he did not have the means to repay the debt, his master commanded that he be sold along with his wife and · children and everything he had, and that payment be made.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made.
New Matthew Bible   
Because he had nothing to pay with, his master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Good News Translation®   
The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.
Wycliffe Bible   
And when he had not whereof to yield, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all things that he had, and to be paid.
New Testament for Everyone   
He had no means of paying it back, so the master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and everything he possessed, and payment to be made.
Contemporary English Version   
But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“No,” replied Jesus, “not seven times, but seventy times seven! For the kingdom of Heaven is like a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When he had started calling in his accounts, a man was brought to him who owed him millions of pounds. And when it was plain that he had no means of repaying the debt, his master gave orders for him to be sold as a slave, and his wife and children and all his possessions as well, and the money to be paid over. At this the servant fell on his knees before his master, ‘Oh, be patient with me!’ he cried, ‘and I will pay you back every penny!’ Then his master was moved with pity for him, set him free and cancelled his debt.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions and payment to be made.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Because the servant didn’t have enough to pay it back, the master ordered that he should be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that the proceeds should be used as payment.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
But because he could not repay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt.
New American Standard Bible   
But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.
The Expanded Bible   
But ·the servant [L he] did not have enough money to pay his master. So the master ordered that ·the servant [L he] be sold, together with his wife and children and everything he owned, and the debt paid.
Tree of Life Version   
But since he didn’t have the money to repay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Revised Standard Version   
and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
New International Reader's Version   
The man was not able to pay. So his master gave an order. The man, his wife, his children, and all he owned had to be sold to pay back what he owed.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
and since he couldn’t pay, his master ordered that he, his wife, his children and all his possessions be sold to pay the debt.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
He could not pay it. So his master said, "Go sell him, his wife, his children, and everything he has, and pay me!"
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And, as this debtor did not have the means to pay what was owed his adon, the king commanded that he and his wife and children and everything he possessed be sold and the debt repaid.
Names of God Bible   
Because he could not pay off the debt, the master ordered him, his wife, his children, and all that he had to be sold to pay off the account.
Modern English Version   
But since he was not able to pay, his master ordered that he be sold with his wife, their children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Easy-to-Read Version   
He was not able to pay the money to his master, the king. So the master ordered that he and everything he owned be sold, even his wife and children. The money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.
International Children’s Bible   
But the servant did not have enough money to pay his master, the king. So the master ordered that everything the servant owned should be sold, even the servant’s wife and children. The money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.
Lexham English Bible   
And because he did not have enough to repay it, the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.
New International Version - UK   
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
But he not having the means to pay, the master ordered that he be sold— and his wife and his children and all that he has— and that it be paid.