Matthew 18:24

As he began the settling, 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

23Therefore the kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

25But since he had not the means to repay, his master commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children and everything that he had, and payment to be made.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:7They gave for the service of God's house five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

Psalms 38:4For my iniquities overwhelm me; 1 they are a burden too heavy for me. 1

Psalms 130:3If you, Yahweh, would mark iniquities, 1 Lord, who could stand? 1

Luke 13:4Or those eighteen people in Siloam on whom a tower fell and killed them, do you think they were worse sinners than other men in Jerusalem?

Luke 16:7Then the manager said to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write 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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