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Matthew 18:18-35
King James Version
Matthew 18:18-35
King James Version
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 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.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
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Matthew 18:18-35
New International Version
Matthew 18:18-35
New International Version
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[a] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[b] loosed in heaven.(A)
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(B) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(C)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(D) Up to seven times?”(E)
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[c](F)
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(G) a king who wanted to settle accounts(H) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[d] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(I) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(J) to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(K) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[e] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(L)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
- Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).
Matthew 18:18-35
English Standard Version
Matthew 18:18-35
English Standard Version
18 Truly, I say to you, (A)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[a] in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you (B)agree on earth about anything they ask, (C)it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are (D)gathered in my name, (E)there am I among them.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often (F)will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? (G)As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.[b]
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished (H)to settle accounts with his servants.[c] 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him (I)ten thousand (J)talents.[d] 25 (K)And since he could not pay, his master ordered him (L)to be sold, with his wife and (M)children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant[e] (N)fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and (O)forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (P)denarii,[f] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (Q)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (R)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[g] (S)until he should pay all his debt. 35 (T)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (U)from your heart.”
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- Matthew 18:18 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:23 Or bondservants; also verses 28, 31
- Matthew 18:24 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 18:26 Or bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
- Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers
Matthew 18:18-35
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 18:18-35
Christian Standard Bible
18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound[a] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed[b] in heaven.(A) 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you[c] pray for, it will be done for you[d] by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?” (B)
22 “I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven.[e]
23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents[f] was brought before him. 25 Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.(C)
26 “At this, the servant fell facedown before him and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 Then the master of that servant had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.
28 “That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[g](D) He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, ‘Pay what you owe!’
29 “At this, his fellow servant fell down[h] and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30 But he wasn’t willing. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed. 31 When the other servants saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened. 32 Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’(E) 34 And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you unless every one of you forgives his brother or sister[i] from your heart.”(F)
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- 18:18 Or earth will be bound
- 18:18 Or earth will be loosed
- 18:19 Lit they
- 18:19 Lit for them
- 18:22 Or but seventy-seven times
- 18:24 A talent is worth about 6,000 denarii, or twenty years’ wages for a laborer
- 18:28 A denarius = one day’s wage
- 18:29 Other mss add at his feet
- 18:35 Other mss add their trespasses
Matthew 18:18-35
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 18:18-35
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 Truly I say to you, (A)whatever you [a]bind on earth [b]shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you [c]loose on earth [d]shall have been loosed in heaven.
19 “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, (B)it shall be done for them [e]by My Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, (C)I am there in their midst.”
Forgiveness
21 Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, (D)how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to (E)seven times?” 22 Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to (F)seventy times seven.
23 “For this reason (G)the kingdom of heaven [f]may be compared to a king who wished to (H)settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him [g]ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 But since he [h](I)did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him (J)to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. 26 So the slave fell to the ground and (K)prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ 27 And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and (L)forgave him the [i]debt. 28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred [j]denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ 30 But he was unwilling [k]and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. 31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. 32 Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (M)Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. 35 (N)My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from [l]your heart.”
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- Matthew 18:18 Or forbid
- Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass.
- Matthew 18:18 Or permit
- Matthew 18:18 Gr fut. pft. pass.
- Matthew 18:19 Lit from
- Matthew 18:23 Lit was compared to
- Matthew 18:24 A talent was worth more than fifteen years’ wages of a laborer
- Matthew 18:25 Or was unable to
- Matthew 18:27 Or loan
- Matthew 18:28 The denarius was a day’s wages
- Matthew 18:30 Lit but
- Matthew 18:35 Lit your hearts
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