Matthew
Matthew 18:32–33
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?’
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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 |
Cross-references
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Matthew 18:32 Luke 19:22 · Romans 3:19 · Matthew 25:26
Matthew 18:33 Colossians 3:13 · Matthew 6:12 · Ephesians 4:32–5:2 · Luke 6:35–36 · Matthew 5:44–45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.