Matthew 18:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

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  • Matt 8:2 : 2 And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
  • Luke 7:43 : 43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.
  • Rom 10:3 : 3 Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.
  • Matt 18:29 : 29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

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    27And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

    28But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

    29So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

    30And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

    31So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

    32Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:

    33Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

    34And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

    35So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.

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    21Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

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    23For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

    24And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

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    2And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

    3And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

    4I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

    5And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

    6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

    7Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

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    41And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

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    7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

    8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

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    14And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,

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    18I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

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