Matthew 18:34

Matthew 18:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

Context of Matthew 18:34

32Then his master called him and said to him, ‘You wicked and contemptible slave, I forgave all that [great] debt of yours because you begged me. 33Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave [who owed you little by comparison], as I had mercy on you?’ And in wrath his master turned him over to the torturers (jailers) until he paid all that he owed. 35My heavenly Father will also do the same to [every one of] you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

Matthew 18:34 word by word

Καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενονRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• was wrothὀργίζωorgizō · to angerG3710
• and deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to the tormentorsβασανιστήςbasanistēs · torturerG930
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he should payἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that was dueὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784

Cross-references for Matthew 18:34

• Matthew 5:25Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison.
• Luke 12:58For while you are going with your opponent [at law] to appear before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle, so that he does not drag you before the judge, and the judge does not [rule against you and] turn you over to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].
• Revelation 14:10he too will [have to] drink of the wine of the wrath of God, mixed undiluted into the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone (flaming sulfur) in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb (Christ).

Commentaries on Matthew 18:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Delivered him to the tormentors - Not only continued captivity is here intended, but the tortures to be endured in it. If a person was suspected of fraud, as there was reason for in such a case as that mentioned here, he was put to very cruel tortures among the Asiatics, to induce him to confess. In the punishments of China, a great variety of these appear; and probably there is an allusion to such torments in this place. Before, he and all that he had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Delivered him to the tormentors - The word “tormentors” here probably means keepers of the prisons. Torments were inflicted on criminals, not on debtors. They were inflicted by stretching the limbs, or pinching the flesh, or putting out the eyes, or taking off the skin while alive, etc. It is not probable that anything of this kind is intended, but only that the servant was punished by imprisonment until the debt should be paid.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-35Verses 21-35 Though we live wholly on mercy and forgiveness, we are backward to forgive the offences of our brethren. This parable shows how much provocation God has from his family on earth, and how untoward his servants are. There are three things in the parable: 1. The master's wonderful clemency. The debt of sin is so great, that we are not able to pay it. See here what every sin deserves; this is the wages of sin, to be sold as a slave. It is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34This is how God reacts to those who refuse to forgive (Matthew 18:35). until he should repay all that he owed: This means permanently, because he could never repay the debt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors--more than jailers; denoting the severity of the treatment which he thought such a case demanded. till he should pay all that was due unto him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:34

• Charitableness
• Creditor
• Forgiveness
• Hell
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Malice
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Debtor
• Gain
• Mercy
• Owe
• Patience
• Debt; Debtor
• Duty
• Forgiveness
• Intercession
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings