Matthew 18:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.
  • Hos 11:8 : 8 How may I give you up, O Ephraim? how may I be your saviour, O Israel? how may I make you like Admah? how may I do to you as I did to Zeboim? My heart is turned in me, it is soft with pity.
  • Judg 10:16 : 16 So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
  • Ps 78:38 : 38 But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 88%

    28 But 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.

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

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

    31 So 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.

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

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

    34 And 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.

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

  • 86%

    21 Then 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?

    22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.

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

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

    25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

    26 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.

  • Luke 7:41-43
    3 verses
    78%

    41 And 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.

    42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

    43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

  • 5 And 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?

  • 12 And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us.

  • Matt 6:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

    15 But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.

  • 4 And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.

  • 37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

  • 2 This is how it is to be done: every creditor is to give up his right to whatever he has let his neighbour have; he is not to make his neighbour, his countryman, give it back; because a general forgiveness has been ordered by the Lord.

  • 70%

    25 And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

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  • 10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

  • 37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

  • 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

  • 4 May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

  • 20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • 20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

  • 50 Answering with forgiveness the people who have done wrong against you, and overlooking the evil which they have done against you; let those who made them prisoners be moved with pity for them, and have pity on them;

  • Luke 7:47-48
    2 verses
    69%

    47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

    48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

  • 27 Or if the loss of a tooth is caused by his blow, he will let him go free on account of his tooth.

  • Luke 17:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7 But 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,

    8 Will 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?

    9 Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

  • 32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

  • 6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.

  • 20 And the Lord said, I have had mercy, as you say:

  • 10 But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

  • 17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

  • 7 So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

  • 5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • 13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

  • 6 But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (then said he to the man who was ill,) Get up, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

  • 18 Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.

  • 16 O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.