Matthew 18:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ”

Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

cast him into prison. The Papyri show that this was. widespread Graeco-Roman-Egyptian custom.
Matthew 18:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. And he would not, etc. - To the unmerciful, God will show no mercy; this is an eternal purpose of the Lord, which nev...
Matthew 18:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay the debt.
Matthew 18:30 - 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 ).
Matthew 18:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Till he should pay the debt. — Neither the memory of his lord’s mercy, nor any touch of pity, restrains the man who broods over the memory of wrong. But the course which he takes is, it may be note...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he would not ,.... Have patience with him, give him time for payment, and forbear severity at present, as he requested: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt ; had him...
Matthew 18:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. Ver. 30. And he would not, but went, &c. ] The true portraiture of an ungrateful and cruel man, that plucketh...
Matthew 18:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But the same servant Thus graciously freed from such an immense debt; went out From the presence of his master; and found one of his fellow-servants which owed him a hundred pence A hundred Rom...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 18:35 " .
Matthew 18:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was due.” But there was no forgiveness in the heart of the unforgiving servant. His own experience had left him untouch...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Revolting lack of mercy:
Matthew 18:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:27-29 ; 1 Kings 22:27
Matthew 18:30 - 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...
Matthew 18:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Went with him before a magistrate, and cast him into prison, protesting he should lie there, till he should pay the whole debt.

Matthew 18:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 18:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 18:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 18:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 18:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 18:30 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 18:30 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes