Matthew 18:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. ”

• Matthew 18:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Delivered him to the tormentors - The word “tormentors” here probably means keepers of the prisons. Torments were inflicted on criminals, not on debtors. They were inflicted by stretching the lim...

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  tormentors: or jailors. Greek. basanistes. Occurs only here. Imprisonment was called in Roman law-books cruciatus corporis.

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• Matthew 18:34 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  34. Delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that he owed. The Papists are very ridiculous in endeavoring to light the fire of purgatory by the word till; for it is certain...

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• Matthew 18:34 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1383 THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT Matthew 18:32-35 . Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: s...

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• Matthew 18:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. Delivered him to the tormentors - Not only continued captivity is here intended, but the tor...

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• Matthew 18:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Delivered him to the tormentors— Βασανισταις, the executioners of justice. Heylin. The word does not only signify executioners , or persons who put criminals to the torture; but also gaolers,...

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• Matthew 18:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, х basanistais ( G93...

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Delivered him to the tormentors. — The words seem deliberately vague. We dare not say that the “tormentors” are avenging angels, or demons, though in the hell of mediæval poetry and art these latte...

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And his Lord was wroth ,.... Very angry, greatly incensed, and justly provoked at such inhuman treatment: and delivered him to the tormentors , or jail keepers. The Ethiopic version renders it, "t...

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• Matthew 18:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. Ver. 34. And his lord was wroth ] So God is said to be, when he chides and smites for si...

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• Matthew 18:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  When his fellow-servants saw what was done When they beheld such inhumanity, in such circumstances, and from such a man; they were very sorry Exceedingly grieved at such an instance of unexampled...

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Matthew 18:35 " .

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• Matthew 18:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  “And his lord was justly angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due.” Jesus points out that his lord was justly angry. The servant had failed to benefit by the...

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - Scofield Reference Notes

  tormentors The ground of law, of exact justice. Compare grace, ( Romans 3:23 ); ( Romans 3:24 ); ( Ephesians 4:30 ); ( John 1:17 ). ( See Scofield) - ( John 1:17 ).

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - 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 18:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The result:

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• Matthew 18:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Thessalonians 1:8 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 ; Luke 12:58 ; Luke 12:59 ; Matthew 5:25 ; Matthew 5:26 ; Revelation 14:10 ; Revelation 14:11

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• Matthew 18:34 - 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 18:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  His lord delivered him to the tormentors — Imprisonment is a much severer punishment in the eastern countries than in ours. State criminals, especially when condemned to it, are not only confined t...

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