Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 18:23-35

23ΔιὰDiaG1223ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG3666the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588 G3772likenedG3666unto a certainἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whichὃςhosG3739wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309takeσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountλόγονlogonG3056ofμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846servantsτῶν δούλωνtōn doulōnG3588 G1401.

24AndδὲdeG1161whenG756heαὐτοῦautouG846had begunG756to reckonσυναίρεινsunaireinG4868,oneεἷςheisG1520was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846,which owed himὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781ten thousandμυρίωνmuriōnG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007.

25But forasmuch asδὲdeG1161heG846hadἔχοντοςechontosG2192notμὴmēG3361to payἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,hisG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himG846to be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097,andκαὶkaiG2532hisG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745he hadἔχειecheiG2192,andκαὶkaiG2532payment to be madeἀποδοθῆναι.¶apodothēnaiG591.

26The servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588 G1401thereforeοὖνounG3767fell downΠεσὼνPesōnG4098,and worshippedπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352himαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,LordG2962,have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeσοι.¶soiG4771allπάνταpantaG3956.

27ThenδὲdeG1161the lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962ofG3588 G1401thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG3588 G1401was moved with compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697,and loosedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532forgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himαὐτῷ.autōG846the debtδάνειονdaneionG3588 G1156.

28ButδὲdeG1161theG3588 G1401sameἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantδοῦλοςdoulosG3588 G1401went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520ofG3588 G4889hisαὐτοῦautouG846fellowservantsG3588 G4889,whichG3739owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784himαὐτῷautōG846an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540penceδηνάρια,dēnariaG1220:andκαὶkaiG2532he laid handsκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902on himαὐτὸνautonG846,and tookG4155himby the throatG4155,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,PayἀπόδοςapodosG591meG1473thatτιtiG3739 G5100thou owestὀφείλεις.opheileisG3784.

29AndοὖνounG3767hisG846fellowservantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG3588 G4889fell downπεσὼνpesōnG4098atG1519hisG846feetG3588 G4228,and besoughtπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870himG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeσοι.soiG4771allG3956.

30ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he wouldἤθελεν,ēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235went andἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565castἔβαλενebalenG906himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3739he should payἀποδῷapodōG591the debtὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784.

31G3588G3588SoG1161whenG3708hisG846fellowservantsσύνδουλοιsundouloiG3588 G4889sawG3708what was doneγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they wereG3076veryσφόδρα,sphodraG4970sorryG3076,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and toldδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsanG1285untoG3588 G2962theirG846lordG3588 G2962allπάνταpantaG3956that was doneγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096.

32ThenΤότεToteG5119hisαὐτὸνautonG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962,after that he had calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341himαὐτοῦautouG846,saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,O thouG1401wickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,I forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863theeσοιsoiG4771allπᾶσανpasanG3956thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565debtτὴν ὀφειλὴνtēn opheilēnG3588 G3782,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893thou desiredstπαρεκάλεσάςparekalesasG3870meG1473:

33ShouldestἔδειedeiG1163notοὐκoukG3756thouσὲseG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532have had compassionἐλεῆσαιeleēsaiG1653onG3588 G4889thyσουsouG4771fellowservantG3588 G4889,evenκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473had pityἠλέησα;¶ēleēsaG1653on theeσὲseG4771?

34ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532hisG846lordκύριος τοῖςkurios toisG3588 G2962was wrothὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710,and deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himG846to the tormentorsβασανισταῖς τὸbasanistais toG3588 G930,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739he should payἀποδῷapodōG591allπᾶνpanG3956that was dueὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784unto himG846.

35G3588So likewiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG4160myG1473heavenlyG2032FatherπατήρpatērG3588 G3962doG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ifἐὰνeanG1437yeG863fromἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG3588 G2588forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863notμὴmēG3361every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hisG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588 G80theirG846trespassesG3588 G3900.

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