Matthew

Matthew 18:28–35

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.

³¹When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

³²Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me. ³³Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’ ³⁴In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

³⁵That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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 18:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
that	ἐκεῖνος	ekeinos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
servant	δοῦλος	doulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
went out	Ἐξελθὼν	Exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
he found	εὗρεν	heuren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
one	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
of his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servants	συνδούλων	syndoulōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
owed	ὤφειλεν	ōpheilen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a hundred	ἑκατὸν	hekaton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1540 one hundred
denarii	δηνάρια	dēnaria	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1220 a denarius
He grabbed	κρατήσας	kratēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and began to choke	ἔπνιγεν	epnigen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4155 I choke, strangle
saying	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Pay	Ἀπόδος	Apodos	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
back	εἴ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
what	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
you owe	ὀφείλεις	opheileis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Matthew 18:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servant	σύνδουλος	syndoulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
fell down	Πεσὼν	Pesōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
begged	παρεκάλει	parekalei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Have patience	Μακροθύμησον	Makrothymēson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
with	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
me	ἐμοί	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I will pay	ἀποδώσω	apodōsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Matthew 18:30

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he refused	ἤθελεν	ēthelen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
he went	ἀπελθὼν	apelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
had	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
prison	φυλακὴν	phylakēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
until	ἕως	heōs	Conjunction	G2193 until, as far as
he could pay	ἀποδῷ	apodō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
debt	ὀφειλόμενον	opheilomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Matthew 18:31

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servants	σύνδουλοι	syndouloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
saw	Ἰδόντες	Idontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
what	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
had happened	γενόμενα	genomena	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
they were greatly distressed	ἐλυπήθησαν	elypēthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3076 I pain, grieve, vex
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they went	ἐλθόντες	elthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2064 I come, go
recounted	διεσάφησαν	diesaphēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1285 I make clear, explain
all	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
their	ἑαυτῶν	heautōn	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
master	κυρίῳ	kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

Matthew 18:32

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Τότε	Tote	Adverb	G5119 then
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
master	κύριος	kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
summoned	προσκαλεσάμενος	proskalesamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4341 I summon
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
wicked	πονηρέ	ponēre	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
servant	Δοῦλε	Doule	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
I forgave	ἀφῆκά	aphēka	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
debt	ὀφειλὴν	opheilēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3782 a debt, duty
because	ἐπεὶ	epei	Conjunction	G1893 after, for, since, otherwise
you begged	παρεκάλεσάς	parekalesas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Matthew 18:33

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Shouldn’t	ἔδει	edei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
you	σὲ	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
have had mercy	ἐλεῆσαι	eleēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1653 I pity, have mercy on
on your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
fellow servant	σύνδουλόν	syndoulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
just as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
I	κἀγὼ	kagō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
on you	σὲ	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Matthew 18:34

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In anger	ὀργισθεὶς	orgistheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3710 I irritate, provoke, am angry
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
master	κύριος	kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
turned him over	παρέδωκεν	paredōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
jailers to be tortured	βασανισταῖς	basanistais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G930 one who tortures, a tormentor, jailor
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
he should repay	ἀποδῷ	apodō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
all	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
that	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
he owed	ὀφειλόμενον	opheilomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Matthew 18:35

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That is how	Οὕτως	Houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
heavenly	οὐράνιος	ouranios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3770 heavenly
Father	Πατήρ	Patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
will treat	ποιήσει	poiēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
each of	ἕκαστος	hekastos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
unless	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
you forgive	ἀφῆτε	aphēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
brother	ἀδελφῷ	adelphō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
heart	καρδιῶν	kardiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention