Matthew 18:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. ”

• Matthew 18:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The lord of that servant was moved with compassion ... - He had pity on him. He saw his distressed condition. He pitied his family. He forgave him the whole debt. This represents the mercy of God...

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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 18:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  loosed . released. debt . loan. Greek. daneion. Occurs only here.

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• Matthew 18:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. Moved with compassion - Or with tender pity. This is the source of salvation to a lost world, the te...

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• Matthew 18:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Then the Lord—was moved with compassion— See ch. Matthew 15:32 . It is plain that the Lord forgave the servant his debt conditionally, as is strongly implied by the revocation of the pardon afterw...

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• Matthew 18:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the...

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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 18:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Was moved with compassion. — The teaching of the parable deals tenderly even with that impotent effort at justification. It touches the heart of the “lord of that servant,” and is met with more tha...

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion ,.... Or had compassion on him, showed pity to him, and extended mercy towards him; not that he was moved hereunto by any actions of his, as h...

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• Matthew 18:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. Ver. 27. Loosed him and forgave him the debt ] Every sin is a debt; and the breach of the ten co...

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 18:35 " .

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• Matthew 18:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.” But his lord was a compassionate man. And when he saw his servant's repentance he forgave him his...

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - 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 18:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The staggering debt:

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• Matthew 18:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Hosea 11:8 ; Judges 10:16 ; Nehemiah 9:17 ; Psalms 145:8 ; Psalms 78:38 ; Psalms 86:15 ; Psalms 86:5

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• Matthew 18:27 - 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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