Matthew 18:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 6:12 : 12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
  • Matt 18:26 : 26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
  • Phlm 1:18-19 : 18 Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me. 19 I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

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  • 91%

    21Then Peter came to him and said,“Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

    22Jesus said to him,“Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

    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.

    24As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

    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!’

  • 84%

    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.

    35So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

  • 5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’

  • Luke 7:41-42
    2 verses
    73%

    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?”

  • Luke 17:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

    8Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?

    9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?

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    13And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

    14Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

  • 59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”

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    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.’

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    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.

  • 18Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“Here we are; we are your slaves.”

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    29The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.

    30The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.

  • 26I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

  • 12and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

  • 2And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

  • 18Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

  • 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.’

  • 27If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!

  • 6“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

  • 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying,‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

  • Luke 11:4-5
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    68%

    4and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.”

    5Then he said to them,“Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

  • 3Then the manager said to himself,‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

  • 14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

  • 13The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’

  • 49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

  • 46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’

  • 18But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him,‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’

  • 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’

  • 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.