Matthew 18:24
And, when he, began, to settle, there was brought unto him a, certain, debtor, of a thousand talents;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:7and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold, five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and, of silver, ten thousand talents, and, of bronze, eighteen thousand talents,—and, of iron, one hundred thousand talents.
Psalms 38:4For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
Psalms 130:3If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?
Luke 13:4Or, those eighteen, upon whom fell the tower in Siloam, and slew them, suppose ye that, they, had become, debtors, beyond all the men who were dwelling in Jerusalem?
Luke 16:7After that, unto another, he said—And how much owest, thou? And, he, said—A hundred homers of wheat. He saith unto him—Kindly take thine accounts, 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 →