Matthew 18:24
As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
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- 1 Chr 29:7 : 7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
- Ezra 9:6 : 6 I prayed,“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.
- Ps 38:4 : 4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
- Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
- Ps 130:3-4 : 3 If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? 4 But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.
- Luke 7:41-42 : 41 “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty. 42 When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
- Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem?
- Luke 16:5 : 5 So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
- Luke 16:7 : 7 Then he said to another,‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied,‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
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- Matt 18:25-3410 verses87%
25Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
26Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
27The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.
28After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying,‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
30But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
31When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.
32Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
33Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.
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23The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
- Luke 16:5-73 verses78%
5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
6The man replied,‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
7Then he said to another,‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied,‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
- Luke 7:41-422 verses77%
41“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.
42When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
- Matt 25:18-203 verses76%
18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.
19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
20The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying,‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
- Matt 25:27-282 verses76%
27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!
28Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.
- Luke 19:22-254 verses75%
22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
23Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’
24And he said to his attendants,‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’
25But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’
- Matt 25:14-163 verses75%
14The Parable of the Talents“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
15To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
16The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.
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24Then the one who had received the one talent came and said,‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,
- Luke 19:15-162 verses74%
15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.
16So the first one came before him and said,‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’
- Luke 16:1-22 verses74%
1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
2So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
- Matt 20:1-22 verses74%
1Workers in the Vineyard“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
- Luke 19:12-132 verses73%
12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
13And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them,‘Do business with these until I come back.’
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30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Matt 20:9-102 verses71%
9When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.
10And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.
- Mark 12:1-22 verses71%
1The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
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26I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
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13Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
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21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
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20Then another slave came and said,‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.
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24The Temple Tax After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said,“Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn’t he?”
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59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”
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2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
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10So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say,‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”