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Andδὲthe masterὁ κύριοςof thatἐκείνουslaveτοῦ δούλουhad compassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςandreleasedἀπέλυσενhimαὐτόνandκαὶforgaveἀφῆκενhimαὐτῷthe loan.τὸ δάνειον
Matthew 18:27
Study it in the app“And the master of that slave had compassion and released him and forgave him the loan.”
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 18:27, word by word
- the masterκύριοςkyrios
master
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyrios” appears- slaveδούλουdoulou
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulou” appears- had compassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςsplanchnistheis
have compassion
Be moved with compassion from deep within, feel pity.
Where else “splanchnistheis” appears- releasedἀπέλυσενapelysen
release
To set a prisoner free, or cancel a debt.
Where else “apelysen” appears- forgaveἀφῆκενaphēken
forgive
To wipe away sins or debts, not exact them.
Where else “aphēken” appears- the loanδάνειονdaneion
loan, debt
Loan, debt.
Where else “daneion” appears
The context
26So the slave fell down and was bowing down before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
27 · This verse (above)
28But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him, he was choking him, saying, ‘Pay back whatever you owe!’
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?