THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW - Chapter 18 - Verse 25
Verse 25. His lord commanded him to be sold, etc. By the laws of the Hebrews, they were permitted to sell debtors, with their wives and children, into servitude for a time sufficient to pay the debt. See 2 Ki 4:1; Le 25:39-46; Am 8:6.
{u} "be sold" 2 Ki 4:1; Is 1:1