Matthew 18:23
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
25 Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
- KJV
- Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
- WEB
- Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
- ASV
- Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.
- DARBY
- For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
- BLB
- Because of this, the kingdom of the heavens was likened to to a man, a king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
- ÅB
- «For himlenes rike kan lignes med en konge som ville holde regnskap med tjenerne sine.
- OTB
- «Av denne grunn er himmelriket som en konge som bestemte seg for å gjøre opp regnskap med sine tjenere.
- B1930
- Derfor er himlenes rike å ligne med en konge som vilde holde regnskap med sine tjenere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 14:12
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Read in contextMatthew 13:24
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Read in contextMatthew 3:2
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:44–45
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Read in contextMatthew 13:47
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Read in contextLuke 19:12–27
So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
Read in contextLuke 16:1–2
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
Read in contextMatthew 13:31
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
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