Matthew 18
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Matthew 18:23-27

23“For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772may be comparedὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666to a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935whoὃςhosG3739wishedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309tosettleσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056with his slavesδούλωνdoulōnG1401.
24When he had begunἀρξαμένουarxamenouG757to settleσυναίρεινsunaireinG4868them,oneεἷςheisG1520who owedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781himtenμυρίωνmuriōnG3463thousandG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007was broughtG4317to him.
25But since hedid not haveἔχοντοςechontosG2192the meansto repayG591,his lordκύριοςkuriosG2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himto be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097,alongG2532with his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and childrenτέκναteknaG5043and allπάνταpantaG3956that he hadἔχειecheiG2192,and repaymentG591to be madeG591.
26SoοὖνounG3767the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401fellΠεσὼνPesōnG4098to the ground andprostratedG4352himselfG4352beforeG4352him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘HaveG3114patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114with me and I will repayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you everythingπάνταpantaG3956.’
27And the lordκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401feltG4697compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697and releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630him andforgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863him thedebtδάνειονdaneionG1156.
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