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Soοὖνwhen his fellow slavesοἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦsawἰδόντεςwhatτὰhad happened,γενόμεναthey wereἐλυπήθησανveryσφόδραgrieved,ἐλυπήθησανandκαὶthey wentἐλθόντεςand reportedδιεσάφησανto their masterτῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶνallπάνταthatτὰhad happened.γενόμενα
Matthew 18:31
Study it in the app“So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very grieved, and they went and reported to their master all that had happened.”
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 18:31, word by word
- when his fellow slavesσύνδουλοιsyndouloi
fellow slave
Fellow slave: someone who serves the same master as another.
Where else “syndouloi” appears- sawἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- had happenedγενόμεναgenomena
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomena” appears- they wereἐλυπήθησανelypēthēsan
grieve
Make sad; be sad, grieve.
Where else “elypēthēsan” appears- veryσφόδραsphodra
greatly, very
Very, greatly, exceedingly.
Where else “sphodra” appears- they wentἐλθόντεςelthontes
go
To set out toward a place.
Where else “elthontes” appears- and reportedδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsan
report
To give a detailed account of what happened.
Where else “diesaphēsan” appears- to their masterκυρίῳkyriōi
master
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
30But he was not willing, but went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed.
31 · This verse (above)
32Then his master summoned him and says to him, ‘Wicked slave! All that debt I forgave you, because you begged me.
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?