Study it in the app“But 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!’”
The forgiven servant will not forgive his fellow servantForgivenessA servant forgiven a huge debt will not forgive a small oneJustice and mercy
Butδὲthatἐκεῖνοςslaveὁ δοῦλοςwent outἐξελθὼνandfoundεὗρενoneἕναof his fellow slavesτῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦwhoὃςowedὤφειλενhimαὐτῷa hundredἑκατὸνdenarii;δηνάριαandκαὶseizingκρατήσαςhim,αὐτὸνhe was choking him,ἔπνιγενsaying,λέγων‘Pay backἈπόδοςwhateverεἴ τιyou owe!’ὀφείλεις
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulos” appearsgo out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthōn” appearsfind
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuren” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appearsfellow slave
Fellow slave: someone who serves the same master as another.
Where else “syndoulōn” appearsowe
To be in debt to someone.
Where else “ōpheilen” appearshundred
One hundred.
Where else “hekaton” appearsdenarius
Denarius: a Roman silver coin, a day's wage for a worker.
Where else “dēnaria” appearsseize
To lay hands on someone, or clasp their hand.
Where else “kratēsas” appearschoke
To squeeze off the breath; to smother.
Where else “epnigen” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsrepay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “Apodos” appearsThe denarius was the wage for a day’s work; a hundred denarii, about three months.
27And the master of that slave had compassion and released him and forgave him the loan.
28 · This verse (above)
29So his fellow slave fell down and was begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
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?
