“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

Do not take any kind of interest from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may live with you.

You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for profit.

“You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest.

You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.

Charging Interest Abolished

Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.

So I thought it over and contended with the nobles and the leading people, and said to them, “You are lending at interest, each to his brother!” Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.

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

Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, as well as the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you are charging as interest from them.”

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not comply with the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.

He does not lend his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.

One who increases his wealth by interest of any kind, Collects it for one who is gracious to the poor.

and if he does not lend money at interest or take interest, if he keeps his hand from injustice and executes true justice between one person and another,

lends money at interest and takes interest; will he live? He will not live! He has committed all these abominations, he shall certainly be put to death; his blood will be on himself.

he keeps his hand from the poor, does not take any kind of interest on loans, but executes My ordinances, and walks in My statutes; he will not die for his father’s guilt, he will certainly live.

Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.

And so why did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came back, I would have collected it with interest?’

nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.”

Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was in their best interest for one man to die in behalf of the people.

and his interests are divided. The woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.