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Butδὲheὁwas notοὐκwilling,ἤθελενbutἀλλὰwentἀπελθὼνand threwἔβαλενhimαὐτὸνintoεἰςprisonφυλακὴνuntilἕως οὗhe should repayἀποδῷwhat was owed.τὸ ὀφειλόμενον
Matthew 18:30
Study it in the app“But he was not willing, but went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed.”
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 18:30, word by word
- willingἤθελενēthelen
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelen” appears- wentἀπελθὼνapelthōn
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthōn” appears- and threwἔβαλενebalen
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ebalen” appears- prisonφυλακὴνphylakēn
prison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakēn” appears- he should repayἀποδῷapodōi
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodōi” appears- what was owedὀφειλόμενονopheilomenon
owe
To be in debt to someone.
Where else “opheilomenon” appears
The context
29So his fellow slave fell down and was begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
30 · This verse (above)
31So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very grieved, and they went and reported to their master all that had happened.
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?