23ThereforeisthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772likened untoacertainkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whowouldmakeareckoningwithhisservantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401. 25ButforasmuchashehadnotwherewithtopayG591,hislordG2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himtobesold,andhiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andchildrenG5043,andallthathehad,andpaymenttobemade. 26TheservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401thereforeοὖνounG3767fellG4098downΠεσὼνPesōnG4098andworshippedhim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, Lord,havepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withme,andIwillpayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeall. 27AndthelordG2962ofthatservantδούλουdoulouG1401, beingmovedwithcompassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697,releasedG630him,andforgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himthedebt. 29Sohisfellow-servantfellG4098downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andbesoughthim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,HavepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withme,andIwillpayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591thee. 30Andhewouldnot:butwentG565andcastἔβαλενebalenG906himintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, tillheshouldpayἀποδῷapodōG591thatwhichwasdue. 31Sowhenhisfellow-servantssawG3708whatwasdone,theywereexceeding sorry,andcameG2064andtold untotheirlordG2962allthatwasdone. 32ThenΤότεToteG5119hislordG2962calledhimuntohim,andsaithtohim, ThouwickedG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,IforgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863theeallthatdebtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782,becausethou besoughtestme: 34AndhislordG2962waswroth,anddeliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himtothetormentors, tillheshouldpayἀποδῷapodōG591allthatwasdue. 35SoshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532myheavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962dountoyou,ifyeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863noteveryoneG1538hisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromyourheartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588. Read all of Matthew 18Commentaries on Matthew 18
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