Revised Version 1895

Matthew 18:21-35

21ThenG2532cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,andG2532saidG3004toG1519himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,howG2193oftshallG2532myG3004brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstG1519meG3004,andG2532IἐμὲemeG1473forgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863himαὐτῷ;autōG846?untilG2193sevenἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034timesG2034?

22JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untohimαὐτῷautōG846,IG2193sayG3004notοὐouG3756unto thee,UntilG2193sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033timesG2034;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,UntilG2193seventyἑβδομηκοντάκιςhebdomēkontakisG1441timesG2034sevenG2033.

23ThereforeΔιὰDiaG1223istheG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772likened unto a certainkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whichὃςhosG3739wouldG846make a reckoningwithμετὰmetaG3326hisG846servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401.

24AndG1161whenG1161heG846hadbegunG757toG757reckon,oneεἷςheisG1520wasbroughtG4374untohimG846,whichG4374owedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781himG846tenμυρίωνmuriōnG3463thousandG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007.

25ButδὲdeG1161forasmuchasὅσαhosaG3745heG2532hadnotμὴmēG3361wherewithtoG2532payἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,hisG846lordκύριοςkuriosG2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himG846toG2532beG2532soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097,andG2532hisG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andG2532childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andG2532allG3956thatG3956heG2532had,andG2532paymenttoG2532beG2532madeἀποδοθῆναι.¶apodothēnaiG591.

26TheG3956servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401thereforeοὖνounG3767fellG4098downΠεσὼνPesōnG4098andG2532worshippedhimαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, Lord, havepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG3004,andG2532Iἐμοί,emoiG1473willG3956payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeallG3956.

27AndG2532theG3588lordG2962ofG2962thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG1401, beingmovedG4697withG2532compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697,releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630himαὐτὸνautonG846,andG2532forgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himαὐτῷ.autōG846theG3588debtδάνειονdaneionG1156.

28ButG1161thatG3739servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401wentG1831outG1831,andG2532foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520ofG1520hisG846fellow-servants,whichG3739owedG3784himG846ahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540pence:andG2532heG2532laidG2902holdG2902onG1161himG846,andG2532tookG2902himG846byG3004theG3588throat,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,PayἀπόδοςapodosG591whatG3739thou owest.

29SoοὖνounG3767hisαὐτοῦautouG846fellow-servantfellG4098downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andG2532besoughthimαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, HavepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG3004,andG2532Iἐμοί,emoiG1473willG2532payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591thee.

30AndG1161heG846wouldG846notοὐκoukG3756:butG1161wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andG1161castἔβαλενebalenG906himG846intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, tillheG846shouldὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784payἀποδῷapodōG591thatG846whichG3588was due.

31SoοὖνounG3767whenG2532hisG846fellow-servantssawG3708whatG3588wasdoneγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,theyG846were exceeding sorry,andG2532cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andG2532told untotheirG846lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962allπάνταpantaG3956thatG3708wasdoneγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096.

32ThenΤότεToteG5119hisG846lordG2962calledG3004himG846untohimG846,andG2962saithtoG3004himG846, Thouwickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,IG1473forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863theeallπᾶσανpasanG3956thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565debtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893thou besoughtestmeG3004:

33shouldestnotοὐκoukG3756thoualsoG2532have hadmercyG1653onG1653thy fellow-servant,evenG2532asὡςhōsG5613IG2532hadmercyG1653onG1653thee?

34AndG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846lordκύριοςkuriosG2962was wroth,andG2532deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himαὐτὸνautonG846toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theG3956tormentors, tillheG2532shouldὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784payἀποδῷapodōG591allG3956thatοὗhouG3739was due.

35SoG2532shallG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532myG4160heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962doG4160untoyouG5210,ifG1437yeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863notμὴmēG3361everyG1538oneG1538hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromἀπὸapoG575yourG1437heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.

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