Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 18:23-35
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.
35That is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779καὶkaiG2532MyG1473ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962will treatποιήσειpoiēseiG4160each ofἕκαστοςhekastosG1538youὑμῖνhuminG4771unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863yourαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588heartκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.”
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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