The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
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The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
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Then had the Lorde pytie on that servaunt and lowsed him and forgave him the det.
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Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Matthew 18:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 145:8 Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
- Psalms 86:15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
- Nehemiah 9:17 and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.
- Hosea 11:8 “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.
- Judges 10:16 They put away the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Psalms 78:38 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.
- Psalms 86:5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved…
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Ver. 27. Loosed him and forgave him the debt] Every sin is a debt; and the breach of the ten commandments set us in debt to God ten thousand talents. He requires no more but to acknowledge the debt, and to come before him with a Non sum solvendo, tendering him his Son our all-sufficient surety, and he will presently cancel the handwriting that was against us: he will cross the black lines of our sins with the red lines of Christ’s blood, and we shall be acquitted for ever.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he would not,.... Have patience with him, give…
And he would not,.... Have patience with him, give him time for payment, and forbear severity at present, as he requested:
but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt; had him before a proper officer, and proved his debt, and got him sent to jail, there to lie till the whole debt was paid; which, as it discovered ill nature, severe usage, so, great ignorance and stupidity; for a prison will pay no debt: which sets forth the rigorous proceedings of some church members against their brethren, that have displeased them; who immediately bring the matter before the church, and will not be easy unless some censure is laid upon them, or they are cast out, until full satisfaction is given them, whereby oftentimes an useful member of a church is lost.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. Moved with compassion] Or with tender pity.…
Verse 27. Moved with compassion] Or with tender pity. This is the source of salvation to a lost world, the tender pity, the eternal mercy of God.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The lord of that servant was moved with compassion…
The lord of that servant was moved with compassion ... - He had pity on him. He saw his distressed condition. He pitied his family. He forgave him the whole debt. This represents the mercy of God to people. “They have sinned.” They owe to God more than can be paid. They are about to be cast off; but God has mercy on them, and, in connection with their prayers, forgives them. We are not to interpret the circumstances of a parable too strictly. The illustration taken from selling the wife and children Mat 18:25 is not to be taken literally, as if God would punish a man for the sins of his father; but it is a circumstance thrown in to keep up the story - to make it consistent - to explain the reason why the servant was so anxious to obtain a delay of the time of payment.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Then the lord of that servant was moved with…
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt--Payment being hopeless, the master is first moved with compassion; next, liberates his debtor from prison; and then cancels the debt freely.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. forgave him the debt] With the almost reckless…
27. forgave him the debt] With the almost reckless generosity of an Eastern Court that delights to exalt or debase with swift strokes. The pardon is free and unconditional.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27) Was moved with compassion.—The teaching of the parable…
(27) Was moved with compassion.—The teaching of the parable deals tenderly even with that impotent effort at justification. It touches the heart of the “lord of that servant,” and is met with more than it asked for—not with patience and long-suffering only, but with the pity that forgives freely. The sinner is absolved, and the vast debt which he could never pay is forgiven freely. So far as he believes his Lord’s assurance, he is now “justified by faith.”
Forgave him the debt.—The Greek noun in this case expresses a debt contracted through a loan, and in the interpretation of the parable suggests a thought like that in the parables of the Pounds, the Talents, and the Unjust Steward. What we call our own—life, with all its opportunities—is really lent to us, and God requires repayment with interest.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Was moved with compassion. The earthly circumstance has its…
Was moved with compassion. The earthly circumstance has its counterpart in God"s dealings with sinners. Humility, confession, prayer, are accepted by him as payment of the debt. Loosed him from arrest, from being sold as a slave. This was the first favour accorded. The second was even greater. Forgave him the debt. The servant had asked only for time; he receives acquittance of the enormous sum which he owed. The king"s severity had brought home to the debtor his full guilt did its consequences; when he realizes these, and throws himself on his lord"s mercy, he receives more than he had asked or hoped for. But (to revert to the spiritual interpretation) the pardoned sinner must not forget the past; he must live as one forgiven. Says the penitent psalmist, "I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me". (Psa_51:3)
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 27. The lord … forgave him the debt. He…
27. The lord … forgave him the debt. He is represented as so moved by compassion that he did far more than was asked and forgave the entire debt.
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