Matthew

Matthew 18:27–30

27His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.g He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

Footnotes

  • g 18:28 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

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Matthew 18:27

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
masterκύριοςkyriosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
had compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplanchnistheisVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG4697 I have pity on
forgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
hisαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
debtδάνειονdaneionNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1156 a loan, debt
releasedἀπέλυσενapelysenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
himαὐτόνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Matthew 18:28

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
But whenδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1565 that, that one there, yonder
servantδοῦλοςdoulosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1401 a male slave
went outἘξελθὼνExelthōnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1831 I go out, come out
he foundεὗρενheurenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2147 I find
oneἕναhenaAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG1520 one
of hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servantsσυνδούλωνsyndoulōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG4889 a fellow servant, colleague
whoὃςhosPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
owedὤφειλενōpheilenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3784 I owe, ought
himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG1540 one hundred
denariiδηνάριαdēnariaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG1220 a denarius
He grabbedκρατήσαςkratēsasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2902 I lay hold of, obtain
himαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and began to chokeἔπνιγενepnigenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4155 I choke, strangle
sayingλέγωνlegōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3004 I say, speak
PayἈπόδοςApodosVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG591 I give back, return, sell
backεἴeiConjunctionG1487 if
whatτιtiInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG5100 any one, some one
you oweὀφείλειςopheileisVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG3784 I owe, ought

Matthew 18:29

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
SoοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servantσύνδουλοςsyndoulosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4889 a fellow servant, colleague
fell downΠεσὼνPesōnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG4098 I fall, fall under
beggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
himαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Have patienceΜακροθύμησονMakrothymēsonVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
withἐπ’ep’PrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
meἐμοίemoiPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG591 I give back, return, sell
youσοιsoiPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularG4771 you

Matthew 18:30

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
he refusedἤθελενēthelenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2309 I will, wish, desire
InsteadἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG565 I come or go away from, depart, return
hadἔβαλενebalenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
prisonφυλακὴνphylakēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
untilἕωςheōsConjunctionG2193 until, as far as
he could payἀποδῷapodōVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG591 I give back, return, sell
debtὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularG3784 I owe, ought

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Matthew 18:27 Psalm 145:8 · Psalm 86:15 · Nehemiah 9:17 · Hosea 11:8

Matthew 18:28 Matthew 20:2 · Ezekiel 45:9 · Deuteronomy 15:2 · Isaiah 58:3

Matthew 18:29 Matthew 18:26 · Matthew 6:12

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