Verb opheilō (to owe, to have to) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

18: 28But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed (opheilō) him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, 'Pay what you owe (opheilō).'
18: 30But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay what is being owed (opheilō).
18: 34And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay all what is being owed (opheilō).
23: 16"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the sanctuary, this is nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary has to (opheilō) [do it].'
23: 18And you say, 'Whoever swears by the altar, this is nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar has to (opheilō) [do it].'

Luke

7: 41"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed (opheilō) five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
11: 4And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who owes (opheilō) us. And do not bring us to the time of trial."
16: 5So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, 'How much do you owe (opheilō) my master?'
16: 7Then he asked another, 'And how much do you owe (opheilō)?' He replied, 'A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill and make it eighty.'
17: 10So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we had to (opheilō) do!'"

John

13: 14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also have to (opheilō) wash one another's feet.
19: 7The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he has to (opheilō) die because he has claimed to be the Son of God."

Acts

17: 29Since we are God's offspring, we have not to (opheilō) think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals.

1 John

2: 6whoever says, "I abide in him," has to (opheilō) walk just as he walked.
3: 16We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us - and we have to (opheilō) lay down our lives for one another.
4: 11Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also have to (opheilō) love one another.

3 John

1: 8Therefore we have to (opheilō) support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.

2 Thessalonians

1: 3We ought to (opheilō) always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing.
2: 13But we ought to (opheilō) always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

1 Corinthians

7: 36If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his fiancée, if his passions are strong, and so it has to (opheilō) be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry.
9: 10Or does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was indeed written for our sake, for whoever plows has to (opheilō) plow in hope and whoever threshes should thresh in hope of a share in the crop.
11: 7For a man has not to (opheilō) have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection of God; but woman is the reflection of man.
11: 10For this reason a woman has to (opheilō) have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

2 Corinthians

12: 14Here I am, ready to come to you this third time. And I will not be a burden, because I do not want what is yours but you; for children have not to (opheilō) lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.

Romans

13: 8Owe (opheilō) no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
15: 1We who are strong have to (opheilō) put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
15: 27They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them; for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they have also to (opheilō) be of service to them in material things.

Ephesians

5: 28In the same way, husbands have to (opheilō) love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Philemon

1: 18If he has wronged you in any way, or owes (opheilō) you anything, charge that to my account.

Hebrews

2: 17Therefore he had to (opheilō) become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people.
5: 3and because of this he has to (opheilō) offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.
5: 12For though by this time you have to (opheilō) be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food;