Matthew 18:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ, λέγει αὐτῷ, Δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με:

Transliteration

Then proskalesamenos him the kyrios of him, legei to him, Doule ponēre, all the opheilēn ekeinēn aphēka to you, since parekalesas me:

Grammar Details

• *proskalesamenos*: participle, aorist, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - having called to him
• *kyrios*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - lord/master
• *legei*: verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - says/tells
• *Doule*: noun, vocative, masculine, singular - servant/slave
• *ponēre*: adjective, vocative, masculine, singular - evil/wicked
• *opheilēn*: noun, accusative, feminine, singular - debt
• *ekeinēn*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - that
• *aphēka*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I forgave
• *parekalesas*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person, singular - you begged

Word Meanings

• *proskalesamenos*: having called to him/summoned/called for
• *kyrios*: lord/master/owner
• *legei*: says/tells/speaks
• *Doule*: servant/slave/bondservant
• *ponēre*: evil/wicked/bad
• *opheilēn*: debt/obligation/what is owed
• *ekeinēn*: that/that one
• *aphēka*: I forgave/canceled/remitted
• *parekalesas*: you begged/implored/entreated

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then his lord called him unto him, and says to him, You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you besoughtest me:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then his LORde called him and sayde vnto him. O evyll servaut I forgave the all that det because thou prayedst me: was it not mete also yt thou

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then his lorde called for him, and sayde vnto him: O thou wicked seruaut, I forgaue the all this dett, because thou praydest me:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then his Lorde called hym, and sayd vnto him: O thou vngracious seruaunt, I forgaue thee all that debt, when thou desiredst me:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:26 : 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.
• Luke 19:22 : 22 He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.