Matthew 18:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.a ”

• Matthew 18:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Ten thousand talents - A talent was a sum of money, or weight of silver or gold amounting to three thousand shekels. A silver shekel was worth, after the captivity, not far from half a dollar of...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him (m) ten thousand talents. (m) Here is set down a very great sum of six thousand crowns, that the difference may be the great...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Duty of Forgiveness Illustrated by the Parable of the Ungrateful Servant. With Matthew 18:21 cf. Luke 17:4 , which makes repentance a condition. The Rabbis taught ( Yoma, 86 b) that...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  to reckon . to compare accounts, as in Matthew 18:23 . See note above. one... -which owed . one debtor. Found in Sophocles and Plato as well as the Papyri, though said to be only Biblical. ta...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. Ten thousand talents - Μυριων ταλαντων, a myriad of talents, the highest number known in Greek arithmet...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  One was brought unto him, &c.— When the king began to inspect the accounts of his servants, one was brought unto him, probably his steward or treasurer,—who had so abused the eminent station in...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents....

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• Matthew 18:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Offending the Little Ones. The Unmerciful Servant 1-14. Ambition reproved, and humility taught by the example of a little child ( Mark 9:33-37 ; Luke 9:46-48 ).

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• Matthew 18:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Ten thousand talents. — It is hardly necessary to discuss in detail the value in modern coinage of the sum thus described. Assuming the Greek “talent” to have been rightly used by the LXX. translat...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Forgiven yet Unforgiving Matthew 18:21-35 Seventy times seven is illimitable forgiveness. These numbers denote the perfection of perfection; and if God asks so much of us, what is He not...

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• Matthew 18:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  What a sad state of heart prompted this question! How absolutely opposed to the whole genius of the Master's teaching and example! He replied by an act, and a statement growing out of that act. The c...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  "Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (22) Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until se...

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• Matthew 18:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And when he had begun to reckon ,.... To open the book of conscience, and to bring to account by some awakening providence, and strong conviction: one was brought unto him; whether he would or no, t...

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• Matthew 18:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. Ver. 24. Which owed him ten thousand talents ] A talent is said to be 600 crowns; 10,000 talents ar...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  One was brought who owed him ten thousand talents That is, according to the lowest computation, about two millions sterling. But it is probable, as the Prussian editors say, that the ten thousand...

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• Matthew 18:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Though the Lord Jesus has been seen to forego His own rights, He who is by right infinitely great, the disciples show the opposite attitude in desiring some rights above those of others in the kingdo...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christian Worshippers Encouraged; The Cruel Creditor.       21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin again...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 18:35 " .

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• Matthew 18:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “And when he had begun to call them to account, one was brought to him, who owed him ten thousand talents (that is in our terms ‘many billions').” One servant was brought before Him whose debt was s...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 18:22 . Until seventy times seven .—That is, as often as there is a cause—a certain number is put for an uncertain ( John Wesley ). Matthew 18:24 . Ten thousand talents...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Matthew 18:23-35 The Unmerciful Servant. The key-notes of this parable are to be found at the beginning and end. It was spoken in order to show that a man should set no limit to the forgiveness of...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Matthew 18:1 . Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The comparative μειζων greater, is put here for the superlative. By the kingdom of heaven, they meant the worldly glory of the church...

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• Matthew 18:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. The unmerciful servant I. That we are all God’s debtors. Debt in the New Testament is a...

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• Matthew 18:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Matthew 18:1-40 Discourse concerning the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and the mutual duties of Christians . ( Mark 9:33-41 ; Luke 9:46-42 .) Matthew 18:1-40 The...

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• Matthew 18:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents.

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• Matthew 18:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 29:7 ; Ezra 9:6 ; Luke 13:4 ; Luke 16:5 ; Luke 16:7 ; Luke 7:41 ; Luke 7:42 ; Psalms 130:3 ; Psalms 130:4 ; Psalms 38:4 ; Psalms 40:12

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• Matthew 18:24 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  God's Forgiveness for Sins Matthew 6:14-15 ; Matthew 18:21-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question which the words of our first text propound, is, Is forgiveness conditional? In answering this...

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• Matthew 18:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  One was brought who owed him ten thousand talents — According to the usual computation, if these were talents of gold, this would amount to seventy — two millions sterling. If they were talents of...

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