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Giving to Our Neighbor That Which Is Owed Him

DA9

We are to give to our neighbor that which is owed him.

Category: Neighbours & Brothers

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Romans 1:14-15
  • Romans 13:7
  • Romans 15:26-27
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Luke 6:34
  • Matthew 18:28-34
  • Philemon 1:18-19
  • Romans 4:4
  • 1 Timothy 5:4
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Deuteronomy 15:2
  • Deuteronomy 15:9-10
  • Deuteronomy 15:12
  • Deuteronomy 24:12-15
  • Deuteronomy 24:17
  • Exodus 22:25
  • Leviticus 25:35-37
  • Proverbs 3:27-28
  • Psalms 37:21
  • 1 Samuel 12:3

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

If one were to merely read the statement of this Mitzvah one might conclude that its reference to giving our neighbor what is owed is only to money. That is not the case, however, for the three supporting Scriptures indicate that a debt can also be of ministry, of honor, and of material things that may include money, but may also include such things as clothing and shelter. This diversity is made especially clear in Scriptures of the Tanakh that speak of owing the return of land in the year of jovel (Jubilee), the paying of wages, the release of a debtor from servitude, and the application of justice.


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