Matthew 18:33
Therefore whether it behooved not also thee to have mercy on thine even-servant, as I had mercy on thee? (And so did it not also behoove thee to have mercy on thy fellow servant, like I had mercy on thee?)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
In Context
34And his lord was wroth, and took him to tormentors, till he paid all the debt.
Cross References
Matthew 5:44But I say to you, love ye your enemies, do ye well to them that hate you, and pray ye for them that pursue, and slander you; (But I tell you, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute, and slander you;)
Luke 6:35Nevertheless love ye your enemies, and do ye well, and lend ye, hoping nothing thereof, and your meed shall be much (or and your reward shall be great), and ye shall be the sons of the Highest, for he is benign, [or of good will], on unkind men and evil men.
Colossians 3:13and support ye each one (the) other, [or bearing up together], and forgive to yourselves, if any man against any (other) hath a quarrel; as the Lord [Christ] forgave to you, so also ye. (and support one another, and forgive each other, if anyone hath a quarrel against another; like the Lord Messiah forgave you, so ye also should forgive.)
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 →