Matthew 18:29

That other man went down on his knees and said, ‘Please, please give me more time. Then I will give you back your money.’

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

In Context

28But after that, his work-man went away, and he met another man. Before this time, that other man borrowed a little bit of money from the work-man, just 100 dollars. So the work-man grabbed that other man’s neck and said, ‘Give me back that money right now. It’s my money.’

30But the work-man said, ‘No way. I will not forget what you owe me.’ And he put that man in jail, and he told the boss over the jail to keep him there until he gives back all of that money.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:12Please don’t punish us for the bad things that we did, just like we don’t do payback to the people that did bad things to us.

Philemon 1:18If Onesimus did something wrong to you while he worked for you, I will fix it up for you. If he has to pay you some money, I will pay that money for him.

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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