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I also said, “What you are doing is not good! You should be living in fear of our God, so that our pagan enemies won’t have grounds for deriding us. 10 Moreover, my brothers and my servants, I too have loaned them money and grain. Please, let’s stop making it so burdensome to go into debt. 11 Please! Today! Give them back their fields, vineyards, olive groves and homes; also the hundred pieces of silver and the grain, wine and olive oil you demand from them as interest.”

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So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach(A) of our Gentile enemies? 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!(B) 11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest(C) you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”

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