Matthew 18:24

As he began to settle accounts, one servant was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

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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

23“This is why the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with those servants who owed him money.

25Since he didn't have the money to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all his possessions, so that the debt could be paid back.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:7They gave to the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

Psalms 38:4I'm drowning in guilt—the burden is too heavy to bear.

Psalms 130:3Lord, if you kept a list of sins, who could escape being condemned?

Luke 13:4What about those eighteen people that were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were the worst people in the whole of Jerusalem?

Luke 16:7Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 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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