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Matthew 18:24

Guilt and conscience

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.

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.

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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.

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BSB
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
KJV
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
WEB
When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
ASV
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.
DARBY
And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
BLB
And [on] his having begun to settle, one was brought to him, a debtor of ten thousand talents.
ÅB
Da han begynte på oppgjøret, ble en tjener ført fram for ham som skyldte ham ti tusen talenter.
OTB
Da han begynte oppgjøret, ble en mann som skyldte ham ti tusen talenter brakt til ham.
B1930
Men da han begynte på opgjøret, blev en ført frem for ham, som skyldte ti tusen talenter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 38:4

    For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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  • Psalms 130:3–4

    If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

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  • Psalms 40:12

    For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

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  • Luke 13:4

    Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

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  • Luke 16:5

    So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

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  • Ezra 9:6

    And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.

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  • Luke 16:7

    Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

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  • Luke 7:41–42

    There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

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