Matthew 18:24

And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

In Context

23For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

25And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:7And they gave for the use of the house of the Lord, five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

Psalms 38:4\38:3\My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

Psalms 130:3O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

Luke 13:4Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

Luke 16:7Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 18:22-35

Christian Worshippers Encouraged; The Cruel Creditor. 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay,… Read the whole commentary →

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