Verse 15
And{G2532} it came to pass,{G1096} when{G1722} he was{G846} come back{G1880} again, having received{G2983} the kingdom,{G932} that{G2532} he commanded{G2036} these{G5128} servants,{G1401} unto whom{G3739} he had given{G1325} the money,{G694} to be called{G5455} to him,{G846} that{G2443} he might know{G1097} what{G5101} they{G5101} had gained by trading.{G1281}
Referenced Verses
- Ps 2:4-6 : 4 He that sitteth{H3427} in the heavens{H8064} will laugh:{H7832} The Lord{H136} will have them in derision.{H3932} 5 Then will he speak{H1696} unto them in his wrath,{H639} And vex{H926} them in his sore displeasure:{H2740} 6 Yet I have set{H5258} my king{H4428} Upon my holy{H6944} hill{H2022} of Zion.{H6726}
- Matt 18:23-35 : 23 Therefore{G5124} is{G3666} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772} likened{G3666} unto a certain{G444} king,{G935} who{G3739} would{G2309} make{G4868} a reckoning{G3056} with{G3326} his{G846} servants.{G1401} 24 And{G1161} when{G756} he{G846} had begun{G756} to reckon,{G4868} one{G1520} was brought{G4374} unto him,{G846} that owed him{G3781} ten thousand{G3463} talents.{G5007} 25 But forasmuch as{G1161} he{G846} had{G2192} not{G3361} [with which] to pay,{G591} his{G846} lord{G2962} commanded{G2753} him{G846} to be sold,{G4097} and{G2532} his{G846} wife,{G1135} and{G2532} sons,{G5043} and{G2532} all{G3956} that{G3745} he had,{G2192} and{G2532} payment to be made.{G591} 26 The servant{G1401} therefore{G3767} fell down{G4098} and worshiped{G4352} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} Lord,{G2962} have patience{G3114} with{G1909} me,{G1698} and{G2532} I will pay{G591} you{G4671} all.{G3956} 27 And{G1161} the lord{G2962} of{G1401} that{G1565} servant,{G1401} being moved with compassion,{G4697} released{G630} him,{G846} and{G2532} forgave{G863} him{G846} the debt.{G1156} 28 But{G1161} that{G1565} servant{G1401} went out,{G1831} and found{G2147} one{G1520} of{G4889} his{G846} fellow-servants,{G4889} who{G3739} owed{G3784} him{G846} a hundred{G1540} shillings:{G1220} and{G2532} he laid hold{G2902} on him,{G846} and{G2532} took [him]{G846} by the throat,{G4155} saying,{G3004} Pay{G591} what{G5100} you owe.{G3784} 29 So{G3767} his{G846} fellow-servant{G4889} fell down{G4098} and begged{G3870} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} Have patience{G3114} with{G1909} me,{G1698} and{G2532} I will pay{G591} you.{G4671} 30 And{G1161} he would{G2309} not:{G3756} but{G235} went and{G565} cast{G906} him{G846} into{G1519} prison,{G5438} until{G2193} he should pay{G591} that which was due.{G3784} 31 So{G1161} when{G1492} his{G846} fellow-servants{G4889} saw{G1492} what was done,{G1096} they were{G3076} exceedingly{G4970} sorry,{G3076} and{G2532} came{G2064} and told{G1285} unto{G2962} their{G846} lord{G2962} all{G3956} that was done.{G1096} 32 Then{G5119} his{G846} lord{G2962} called{G4341} him{G846} unto him,{G846} and says{G3004} to him,{G846} You{G1401} wicked{G4190} servant,{G1401} I forgave{G863} you{G4671} all{G3956} that{G1565} debt,{G3782} because{G1893} you besoughtest me:{G3165} 33 should{G1163} not{G3756} you{G4571} also{G2532} have had mercy{G1653} on{G4889} your{G4675} fellow-servant,{G4889} even{G2532} as{G5613} I{G1473} had mercy{G1653} on you?{G4571} 34 And{G2532} his{G846} lord{G2962} was angry,{G3710} and delivered{G3860} him{G846} to the tormentors,{G930} until{G2193} he should pay{G591} all{G3956} that was due.{G3784} 35 So{G3779} shall{G4160} also{G2532} my{G3450} heavenly{G2032} Father{G3962} do{G4160} unto you,{G5213} if{G1437} you{G863} forgive{G863} not{G3361} every one{G1538} his{G846} brother{G80} from{G575} your{G5216} hearts.{G2588}
- Matt 25:19 : 19 Now after{G3326} a{G5550} long{G4183} time{G5550} the lord{G2962} of{G1401} those{G1565} servants{G1401} cometh,{G2064} and{G2532} maketh a{G3056} reckoning{G4868} with{G3326} them.{G846}
- Luke 12:48 : 48 but{G1161} he that knew{G1097} not,{G3361} and{G1161} did{G4160} things worthy{G514} of stripes,{G4127} shall be beaten{G1194} with few{G3641} [stripes]. And{G1161} to whomsoever{G3956} {G3739} much{G4183} is given,{G1325} of{G3844} him{G846} shall much{G4183} be{G2212} required:{G2212} and{G2532} to whom{G3739} they commit{G3908} much,{G4183} of him{G846} will they ask{G154} the more.{G4053}
- Luke 16:2-9 : 2 And{G2532} he called{G5455} him,{G846} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} What is this{G5124} that I hear{G191} of{G4012} thee?{G4675} render{G591} the account{G3056} of thy{G4675} stewardship;{G3622} for{G1063} thou canst be{G1410} no{G3756} longer{G2089} steward.{G3621} 3 And{G1161} the steward{G3623} said{G2036} within{G1722} himself,{G1438} What{G5101} shall I do,{G4160} seeing{G3754} that my{G3450} lord{G2962} taketh away{G851} the stewardship{G3622} from{G575} me?{G1700} I have{G2480} not{G2480} strength to dig;{G4626} to beg{G1871} I am ashamed.{G153} 4 I am resolved{G1097} what{G5101} to do,{G4160} that,{G2443} when{G3752} I am put out{G3179} of the stewardship,{G3622} they may receive{G1209} me{G3165} into{G1519} their{G846} houses.{G3624} 5 And{G2532} calling{G4341} to him each{G1538} one{G1520} of his{G1438} lord's{G2962} debtors,{G5533} he said{G3004} to the first,{G4413} How much{G4214} owest thou{G3784} unto my{G3450} lord?{G2962} 6 And{G1161} he said,{G2036} A hundred{G1540} measures{G943} of oil.{G1637} And{G2532} he said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Take{G1209} thy{G4675} bond,{G1121} and{G2532} sit down{G2523} quickly{G5030} and write{G1125} fifty.{G4004} 7 Then{G1899} said he{G2036} to another,{G2087} And{G1161} how much{G4214} owest{G3784} thou?{G4771} And{G1161} he said,{G2036} A hundred{G1540} measures{G2884} of wheat.{G4621} He{G2532} saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Take{G1209} thy{G4675} bond,{G1121} and{G2532} write{G1125} fourscore.{G3589} 8 And{G2532} his lord{G2962} commended{G1867} the unrighteous{G93} steward{G3623} because{G3754} he had done{G4160} wisely:{G5430} for{G3754} the sons{G5207} of this{G5127} world{G165} are{G1526} for{G3754} their{G1438} own generation{G1074} wiser{G5429} than{G5228} the sons{G5207} of the light.{G5457} 9 And I{G2504} say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} Make{G4160} to yourselves{G1438} friends{G5384} by{G1537} means of the mammon{G3126} of unrighteousness;{G93} that,{G2443} when{G3752} it shall fail,{G1587} they may receive{G1209} you{G5209} into{G1519} the eternal{G166} tabernacles.{G3126} 10 He that{G3588} is faithful{G4103} in{G1722} a very little{G1646} is faithful{G4103} also{G2532} in{G1722} much:{G4183} and{G2532} he that{G3588} is{G2076} unrighteous{G94} in{G1722} a very little{G1646} is{G2076} unrighteous{G94} also{G2532} in{G1722} much.{G4183} 11 If{G1487} therefore{G3767} ye have{G1096} not{G3756} been{G1096} faithful{G4103} in{G1722} the unrighteous{G94} mammon,{G3126} who{G5101} will commit{G4100} to your{G5213} trust{G4100} the true{G228} [riches]? 12 And{G2532} if{G1487} ye have{G1096} not{G3756} been{G1096} faithful{G4103} in{G1722} that which{G3588} is another's,{G245} who{G5101} will give{G1325} you{G5213} that which{G3588} is your own?{G5212} 13 No{G3762} servant{G3610} can{G1410} serve{G1398} two{G1417} masters:{G2962} for{G1063} either{G2228} he will hate{G3404} the one,{G1520} and{G2532} love{G25} the other;{G2087} or else{G2228} he will hold to{G472} one,{G1520} and{G2532} despise{G2706} the other.{G2087} Ye cannot{G1410} {G3756} serve{G1398} God{G2316} and{G2532} mammon.{G3126}
- Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But{G1161} thou, why{G5101} dost{G2919} thou{G4771} judge{G2919} thy{G4675} brother?{G80} or{G2228} {G2532} thou again, why{G5101} dost{G1848} thou{G4771} set at nought{G1848} thy{G4675} brother?{G80} for{G1063} we shall{G3936} all{G3956} stand{G3936} before the judgment-seat{G968} of God.{G5547} 11 For{G1063} it is written,{G1125} As I{G1473} live,{G2198} saith{G3004} the Lord,{G2962} to me{G1698} every{G3956} knee{G1119} shall bow,{G2578} And{G2532} every{G3956} tongue{G1100} shall confess{G1843} to God.{G2316} 12 So{G686} then{G3767} each one{G1538} of us{G2257} shall give{G1325} account{G3056} of{G4012} himself{G1438} to God.{G2316}
- 1 Cor 4:1-5 : 1 Let{G3049} a man{G444} so{G3779} account{G3049} of us,{G2248} as{G5613} of ministers{G5257} of Christ,{G5547} and{G2532} stewards{G3623} of the mysteries{G3466} of God.{G2316} 2 Here, moreover,{G3063} {G3739} it is required{G2212} in{G1722} stewards,{G3623} that{G2443} a man{G5100} be found{G2147} faithful.{G4103} 3 But{G1161} with me{G1698} it{G1519} is{G2076} a very small thing{G1646} that{G2443} I should be judged{G350} of{G5259} you,{G5216} or{G2228} of{G5259} man's{G442} judgment:{G2250} yea,{G235} I judge{G350} not{G3761} mine own self.{G1683} 4 For{G1063} I know{G4894} nothing{G3762} against myself;{G1683} yet{G235} am I{G1344} not{G3756} hereby{G5129} {G1722} justified:{G1344} but{G1161} he{G3588} that judgeth{G350} me{G3165} is{G2076} the Lord.{G2962} 5 Wherefore{G5620} judge{G2919} {G5100} nothing{G3361} before{G4253} {G302} the time,{G2540} until{G2193} the Lord{G2962} come,{G2064} who{G3739} will both{G2532} bring to light{G5461} the hidden things{G2927} of darkness,{G4655} and{G2532} make manifest{G5319} the counsels{G1012} of the hearts;{G2588} and{G2532} then{G5119} shall{G1096} each man{G1538} have{G1096} his praise{G1868} from{G575} God.{G2316}