Matthew 18:32
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Matthew 18:32 in other translations
| BSB | Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me. |
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| WEB | Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. |
| ASV | Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: |
| YLT | then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me, |
| DARBY | Then his lord, having called him to him, says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me; |
| BBE | Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me: |
| Webster | Then his lord, having called him, said to him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: |
What does Matthew 18:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 18:32-33
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 18:21-35
Though we live wholly on mercy and forgiveness, we are backward to forgive the offences of our brethren. This parable shows how much provocation God has from his family on earth, and how untoward his servants are. There are three things in the parable: 1. The master's wonderful clemency. The debt of sin is so great, that we are not able to pay it. See here what every sin deserves; this is the wages of sin, to be…
Matthew 18:32 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 18:32
- Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
- Matthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Matthew 18:31
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
- Matthew 18:32
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
- Matthew 18:33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 18:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces llamándole su señor, le dice: Siervo malvado, toda aquella deuda te perdoné, porque me rogaste: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Alors son seigneur, l’ayant appelé auprès de lui, lui dit: Méchant esclave, je t’ai remis toute cette dette, parce que tu m’en as supplié; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dann rief ihn sein Herr herzu und spricht zu ihm: Böser Knecht! jene ganze Schuld habe ich dir erlassen, dieweil du mich batest; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me: |