Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
Webster Bible
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 is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.
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 brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalms 130:3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand?
Luke 13:4Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Luke 16:7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy 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 →