Matthew 18:24

Matthew 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
• New International Version (NIV)As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

Context of Matthew 18:24

22Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times. 23“For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made. 26So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’

Matthew 18:24 word by word

ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.Read the interlinear

• And when he had begunἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
• to settleσυναίρωsunairō · to settle accountsG4868
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• who owedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēs · debtorG3781
• tenμύριοιmurioi · myriadG3463
• talentsτάλαντονtalanton · talentG5007
• was broughtπροσάγωprosagō · to bring nearG4317

Cross-references for Matthew 18:24

• Luke 7:41“A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other, fifty.
• Luke 13:4Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
• Luke 16:5And he summoned each one of his master’s debtors, and he began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
• 1 Chronicles 29:7and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
• Ezra 9:6and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongful deeds have risen above our heads, and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.
• Psalms 38:4For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
• Psalms 40:12For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.
• Psalms 130:3If You, Lord, were to keep account of guilty deeds, Lord, who could stand?

Commentaries on Matthew 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Ten thousand talents - , a myriad of talents, the highest number known in Greek arithmetical notation. An immense sum, which, if the silver talent be designed, amounts to 4,500,000 sterling; but if the gold talent be meant which is by far the most likely, then the amount is 67,500,000 sterling, a sum equal to the annual revenue of the British empire! See the note on Exodus 25:39.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Ten thousand talents - A talent was a sum of money, or weight of silver or gold amounting to three thousand shekels. A silver shekel was worth, after the captivity, not far from half a dollar of our money. A talent of silver was worth (circa 1880‘s) 1,519.23 =342British pounds, 3 shillings, 9d.; of gold, 243,098.88 =5,475 British pounds. If these were silver talents, as is probable, then the sum owed by the servant was 15,180,000, or about 3,421,875…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. 24Ten thousand talents: The talent was the largest unit of currency, but its value changed over time. This debt was impossible to repay. This amount was more than all of Galilee's tax revenue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents--If Attic talents are here meant, 10,000 of them would amount to above a million and a half sterling; if Jewish talents, to a much larger sum.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:24

• Charitableness
• Creditor
• Debtor
• Forgiveness
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Sin
• Talent

In the dictionaries

• Gain
• Owe
• Patience
• Talent
• Debt; Debtor
• Forgiveness
• Intercession
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Mercy; Merciful

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