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SoΟὕτωςalsoκαὶmy heavenlyμου ὁ οὐράνιοςFatherὁ πατήρwill doποιήσειto you,ὑμῖνifἐὰνyou do notμὴforgiveἀφῆτεeachἕκαστοςhis brotherτῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦfromἀπὸyour hearts.”τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν
Matthew 18:35
Study it in the app“So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not forgive each his brother from your hearts.””
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 18:35, word by word
- my heavenlyοὐράνιοςouranios
heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven, belonging to heaven.
Where else “ouranios” appears- Fatherπατήρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- will doποιήσειpoiēsei
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsei” appears- forgiveἀφῆτεaphēte
forgive
To wipe away sins or debts, not exact them.
Where else “aphēte” appears- eachἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōi
fellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphōi” appears- your heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōn
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiōn” appears
The context
34And his master, angered, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed.
35 · This verse (above)
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?