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Andδὲsince heαὐτοῦdid notμὴhave the meansἔχοντοςto repay,ἀποδοῦναιthe masterὁ κύριοςorderedἐκέλευσενhimαὐτὸνto be sold,πραθῆναιandκαὶhis wifeτὴν γυναῖκαandκαὶchildrenτὰ τέκναandκαὶallπάνταthatὅσαhe had,ἔχειandκαὶpayment to be made.ἀποδοθῆναι
Matthew 18:25
Study it in the app“And since he did not have the means to repay, the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.”
The forgiven servant will not forgive his fellow servantForgivenessA servant forgiven a huge debt will not forgive a small oneJustice and mercy
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 18:25, word by word
- have the meansἔχοντοςechontos
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontos” appears- to repayἀποδοῦναιapodounai
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodounai” appears- the masterκύριοςkyrios
master
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyrios” appears- orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusen
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “ekeleusen” appears- to be soldπραθῆναιprathēnai
sell
Sell.
Where else “prathēnai” appears- his wifeγυναῖκαgynaika
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaika” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears
The context
24And when he began to settle them, one debtor was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.
25 · This verse (above)
26So the slave fell down and was bowing down before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
To study Matthew 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus put in the middle of the disciples when they asked who is greatest (vv. 1–3)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus tell the parable of the slave who was forgiven a huge debt (vv. 23–35)?
3. How I live it
Peter asked how many times to forgive (v. 21). Whom do you find hard to forgive, and what small first step can you take?