Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 18:10-34
10SeeὉρᾶτεHorateG3708thatyou do not look down onμὴ καταφρονήσητεmē kataphronēsēteG3361G2706anyἑνὸςhenosG1520of theseτούτων·toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398.ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772alwaysδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223G3956seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991theτὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
12WhatΤίTiG5101do youὑμῖνhuminG4771thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?IfἐὰνeanG1437aτινιtiniG5100manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444hasγένηταίgenētaiG1096a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν,autōnG846goes astrayπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105,will he not leaveοὐχὶ ἀφήσειouchi aphēseiG3780G863theτὰtaG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768G1767onἐπὶepiG1909theτὰtaG3588hillsὄρη,orēG3735andκαὶkaiG2532go outπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198to search forζητεῖzēteiG2212theτὸtoG3588onethat is lostπλανώμενον;planōmenonG4105?
13AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437heγένηταιgenētaiG1096findsεὑρεῖνheureinG2147itαὐτό,autoG846,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909that one sheepαὐτῷautōG846thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909theτοῖςtoisG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768G1767τοῖςtoisG3588that did not go astrayμὴ πεπλανημένοις.mē peplanēmenoisG3361G4105.
14In the same wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756willingθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatἵναinaG2443anyἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.
15δὲdeG1161IfἘὰνEanG1437yourσὲseG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinsἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264againstεἰςeisG1519youσου,souG4771,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andconfrontἔλεγξονelegxonG1651himαὐτὸνautonG846privatelyμεταξὺ σοῦ καὶ αὐτοῦ μόνου.metaxu sou kai autou monouG3441G3342G4771G2532G846.IfἐάνeanG1437he listens toἀκούσῃ,akousēG191youσουsouG4771,you have wonἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770yourσου.souG4771τὸνtonG3588brother overἀδελφόνadelphonG80.
16ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361he will not listenἀκούσῃ,akousēG191,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880oneἕναhenaG1520orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417othersἔτιetiG2089alongμετὰ σοῦmeta souG3326G4771,so thatἵναinaG2443‘everyπᾶνpanG3956matterῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487may be establishedσταθῇstathēaG2476byἐπὶepiG1909thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144.’
17δὲdeG1161IfἐὰνeanG1437he refuses to listenπαρακούσῃparakousēG3878to themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,tellεἰπὲeipeG2036itto theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437he refuses to listenπαρακούσῃ,parakousēG3878evenκαὶkaiG2532to theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,regardἔστωestōG1510himasὥσπερhōsperG5618youσοιsoiG4771wouldaὁhoG3588paganἐθνικὸςethnikosG1482orκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588a tax collectorτελώνης.¶telōnēsG5057.
18TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745G1437you bindδήσητεdēsēteG1210onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510boundδεδεμέναdedemenaG1210inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745G1437you looseλύσητεlusēteG3089onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510loosedλελυμέναlelumenaG3089inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.
19AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771trulyἀμὴνamēnG281thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437twoδύοduoG1417ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093agreeσυμφωνήσωσινsumphōnēsōsinG4856aboutπερὶperiG4012anythingπαντὸς πράγματοςpantos pragmatosG3956G4229οὗhouG3739youask forἐὰν αἰτήσωνται,ean aitēsōntaiG1437G154,it will be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096forαὐτοῖςautoisG846youbyπαρὰparaG3844MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
21ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toαὐτῷ·autōG846JesusὁhoG3588andaskedεἶπενeipenG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,how many timesποσάκιςposakisG4212καὶkaiG2532shall I forgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863αὐτῷ;autōG846myG1473ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80who sinsἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstεἰςeisG1519meG1473?Up toἕωςhe'ōsG2193seven timesἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034?”
23Because ofΔιὰDiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935whoὃςhosG3739wantedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to settleσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῶνtōnG3588servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401.
25SinceδὲdeG1161the manαὐτοῦautouG846was unableμὴ ἔχοντοςmē echontosG3361G2192to payἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753heαὐτὸνautonG846be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097καὶkaiG2532to pay his debtἀποδοθῆναι.¶apodothēnaiG591,along withκαὶkaiG2532hisτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956ὅσαhosaG3745he ownedἔχειecheiG2192.
26ThenοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401fellΠεσὼνPesōnG4098on his kneesπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352before himαὐτῷautōG846. ‘Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,’he beggedλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591backσοι.¶soiG4771everythingπάνταpantaG3956.’
28But whenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,he foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520of hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588fellow servantsσυνδούλωνsundoulōnG4889whoὃςhosG3739owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784himαὐτῷautōG846a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540denariiδηνάρια,dēnariaG1220.καὶkaiG2532He grabbedκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902himαὐτὸνautonG846and began to chokeἔπνιγενepnigenG4155him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘PayἀπόδοςapodosG591backεἴeiG1487whatτιtiG5100you oweὀφείλεις.opheileisG3784me!’
29SoοὖνounG3767hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fellow servantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889fell downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andbeggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you backσοι.soiG4771.’
30ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he refusedοὐκ ἤθελεν,ouk ēthelenG3756G2309.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhad the man thrownἔβαλεν αὐτὸνebalen autonG906G846intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3739he could payἀποδῷapodōG591hisτὸtoG3588debtὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784.
31WhenοὖνounG3767hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588fellow servantsσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889sawG3708whatτὰtaG3588had happenedγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they were greatly distressedἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα,elupēthēsan sphodraG4970G3076,andκαὶkaiG2532they wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andrecountedδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsanG1285allπάνταpantaG3956τῷtōG3588of thisγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096toτὰtaG3588theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
32ThenΤότεToteG5119αὐτὸνautonG846theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341himαὐτοῦautouG846andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘Youwickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!I forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863σοιsoiG4771allπᾶσανpasanG3956yourἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588debtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893you beggedπαρεκάλεσάςparekalesasG3870meG1473.
34ΚαὶKaiG2532In angerὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710hisG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962turned him overπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860G846to theτοῖςtoisG3588jailers to be torturedβασανισταῖςbasanistaisG930,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739he should repayἀποδῷapodōG591allπᾶνpanG3956thatτὸtoG3588he owedὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784G846.
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
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