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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Matthew 18:28

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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an hundred: Rather, "a hundred denarii," as our penny does not convey one seventh of the meaning. This would amount to about 3. 2s. 6d. English; which was not one six hundred thousandth part of the 10,000 talents, even calculating them as Roman talents. pence: "The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is sevenpence halfpenny." Mat 20:2 and took: Deu 15:2; Neh 5:7, Neh 5:10, Neh 5:11, Neh 10:31; Isa 58:3; Eze 45:9 Matthew 18:29
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