Matthew 18:34

Matthew 18:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.

Context of Matthew 18:34

32Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. 33Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. 35“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”

Matthew 18:34 word by word

Καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενονRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• was wrothὀργίζωorgizō · to angerG3710
• and deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• to the tormentorsβασανιστήςbasanistēs · torturerG930
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he should payἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that was dueὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784

Cross-references for Matthew 18:34

• Matthew 5:25“When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
• Luke 12:58When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 14:10must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.

Commentaries on Matthew 18:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Delivered him to the tormentors - Not only continued captivity is here intended, but the tortures to be endured in it. If a person was suspected of fraud, as there was reason for in such a case as that mentioned here, he was put to very cruel tortures among the Asiatics, to induce him to confess. In the punishments of China, a great variety of these appear; and probably there is an allusion to such torments in this place. Before, he and all that he had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Delivered him to the tormentors - The word “tormentors” here probably means keepers of the prisons. Torments were inflicted on criminals, not on debtors. They were inflicted by stretching the limbs, or pinching the flesh, or putting out the eyes, or taking off the skin while alive, etc. It is not probable that anything of this kind is intended, but only that the servant was punished by imprisonment until the debt should be paid.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. 34This is how God reacts to those who refuse to forgive (Matthew 18:35). until he should repay all that he owed: This means permanently, because he could never repay the debt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors--more than jailers; denoting the severity of the treatment which he thought such a case demanded. till he should pay all that was due unto him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:34

• Charitableness
• Creditor
• Forgiveness
• Hell
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Malice
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Debtor
• Gain
• Mercy
• Owe
• Patience
• Debt; Debtor
• Duty
• Forgiveness
• Intercession
• Jesus Christ

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