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Matthew 18:28
28“Now that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii. And he grabbed him and started choking him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’
Matthew 18:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
- New International Version (NIV)“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Context of Matthew 18:28
26Then the slave fell on his knees and begged him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I’ll repay you everything.’ 27And the master of that slave, filled with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt. “Now that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii. And he grabbed him and started choking him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’ 29“So his fellow slave fell down and kept begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I’ll pay you back.’ 30Yet he was unwilling. Instead, he went off and threw the man into prison until he paid back all he owed.
Read all of Matthew 18Matthew 18:28 word by word
ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγεν λέγων· ἀπόδος εἴ τι ὀφείλεις.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- theδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- sameἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- and foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- ofσύνδουλοςsundoulos · fellow slaveG4889
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- owedὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
- an hundredἑκατόνhekaton · hundredG1540
- penceδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- he laid handsκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
- and tookπνίγωpnigō · to chokeG4155
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Payἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- thatτιςtis · oneG5100
Cross-references for Matthew 18:28
- Matthew 18:3and said, “Amen, I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 20:2Now when he had agreed with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.
- Deuteronomy 15:2This is how you are to cancel debts: every creditor is to release what he has loaned to his neighbor. He must not force his neighbor or his brother to repay, for Adonai’s debt cancellation has been proclaimed.
- Nehemiah 5:7I pondered them in my heart and then I opposed the nobles and the officials, saying to them, “Usury! Each of you is putting his brother in debt!” So I convened a great assembly to deal with them.
- Nehemiah 10:31“Furthermore, we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
- Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted. yet You do not see? Why have we afflicted our souls, yet You take no notice?” “Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and exploit all your laborers.
- Ezekiel 45:9Thus says Adonai Elohim: “Let it be enough for you, princes of Israel. Get rid of violence and destruction, execute justice and righteousness, take away your oppression from My people”—it is a declaration of Adonai.
Commentaries on Matthew 18:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28A hundred pence - Rather denarii. The denarius was a Roman coin, worth about seven-pence halfpenny English. The original word should be retained, as our word penny does not convey the seventh part of the meaning. A hundred denarii would amount to about 3l. 2s. 6d. British, or, if reckoned as some do, at seven-pence three farthings, the sum would be 3l. 4s. 7d. Took him by the throat - . There is no word I am acquainted with, which so fully expresses the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants which owed him an hundred pence - Greek, denarionLatin, denarius; a Roman silver coin in common use. When Greece became subject to the Romans, and especially under the emperors, the denarius was regarded as of equal value with the Attic drachma - about 7 1/2 d. sterling, or 15 cents (circa 1880‘s); consequently, this debt was about 15 dollars - a very small sum compared with what had been…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. 28A hundred denarii: The first servant owed a debt about one million times larger than this amount owed to him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants--Mark the difference here. The first case is that of master and servant; in this case, both are on a footing of equality. (See Mt 18:33, below.) which owed him an hundred pence--If Jewish money is intended, this debt was to the other less than one to a million. and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat--he seized and throttled him. saying, Pay me that thou owest--Mark the…Read the comment
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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
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