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Soοὖνhis fellow slaveὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦfell downπεσὼνandwas beggingπαρεκάλειhim,αὐτὸνsaying,λέγων‘Be patientΜακροθύμησονwithἐπ’me,ἐμοίandκαὶI will repayἀποδώσωyou.’σοι
Matthew 18:29
Study it in the app“So his fellow slave fell down and was begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’”
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 18:29, word by word
- his fellow slaveσύνδουλοςsyndoulos
fellow slave
Fellow slave: someone who serves the same master as another.
Where else “syndoulos” appears- fell downπεσὼνpesōn
fall down
To fall down before someone to plead or worship.
Where else “pesōn” appears- was beggingπαρεκάλειparekalei
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekalei” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- ‘Be patientΜακροθύμησονMakrothymēson
be patient
To bear up without anger, wait calmly.
Where else “Makrothymēson” appears- I will repayἀποδώσωapodōsō
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodōsō” appears
The context
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!’
29 · This verse (above)
30But he was not willing, but went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed.
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?