Matthew 18:32

Then the king summoned the official who had owed him several million dollars. He said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I canceled that huge debt that you owed me because you begged me to do so

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

In Context

31When the other officials of the king learned that this had happened, they felt very distressed. So they went to the king and reported in detail what had happened.

33You should have been merciful and canceled your fellow official’s debt, just like I was merciful to you and canceled your debt [RHQ]!’

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Cross References

Luke 19:22The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you have just now spoken. ◄You know that I do not do foolish things with my money./Did you not know that I do not do foolish things with my money?► [RHQ] You said that I even take from others money that does not really belong to me, like a farmer who harvests grain from another man’s field where he did not even do the planting.

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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