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Matthew 18:34

JudgmentForgiving others

32 Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

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

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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
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
KJV
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
WEB
His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
ASV
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due.
DARBY
And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
BLB
And having become angry, his master delivered him to the tormenters until he should repay everything being owed to him.
ÅB
Og hans herre ble sint, og overgav ham til fengselsvokterne for å pines, inntil han betalte alt det han skyldte.
OTB
I sin vrede overlot herren ham til fangevokterne for å bli torturert til han kunne betale alt han skyldte.
B1930
Og hans herre blev vred, og overgav ham til dem som piner, inntil han betalte alt det han var ham skyldig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • James 2:13

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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  • Matthew 5:25–26

    Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

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  • Luke 12:58–59

    Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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  • Revelation 14:10–11

    he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

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  • Matthew 18:30

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

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