1 Kings 21:27-29; 1 Kings 22:27
The Duty of Forgiveness Illustrated by the Parable of the Ungrateful Servant. With Matthew 18:21 cf. Luke 17:4 , which makes repentance a c...
cast him into prison. The Papyri show that this was. widespread Graeco-Roman-Egyptian custom.
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;...
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...
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 ;...
The unmerciful servant (peculiar to St. Matthew). The lesson is that, inasmuch as God has forgiven us the great and unpayable debt which as sinners...
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...
Forgiven yet Unforgiving Matthew 18:21-35 Seventy times seven is illimitable forgiveness. These numbers denote the perfection of perfection;...
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 a...
"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 s...
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...
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 portrai...
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-serv...
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 desiri...
Christian Worshippers Encouraged; The Cruel Creditor. 21 Then came Peter to him,...
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“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 unforgivin...
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...
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 th...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION Matthew 18:1-40 Discourse concerning the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and the mutual duties of Christians . ( Mark 9:33...
The Revolting lack of mercy:
And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. Note the emphasis: Hardly had he left the presence of the king w...
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,...
Went with him before a magistrate, and cast him into prison, protesting he should lie there, till he should pay the whole debt.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.