Matthew 18 · Verse 33

Matthew 18:33

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew 18:33, King James Version

Matthew 18:33 in other translations

BSBShouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
WEBShouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
ASVshouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
YLTdid it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
DARBYshouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?
BBEWas it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
WebsterShouldst thou not also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?

What does Matthew 18:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 18:32-33

32-33. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, &c.--Before bringing down his vengeance upon him, he calmly points out to him how shamefully unreasonable and heartless his conduct was; which would give the punishment inflicted on him a double sting.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion - Ουκ εδει και σε, Did it not become thee also? What a cutting reproach! It became Me to show mercy, when thou didst earnestly entreat me, because I am Merciful, It became thee also to have shown mercy, because thou wert so deep in debt thyself, and hadst obtained mercy.

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…

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Matthew 18:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οὐκoukSurelyG3756
ἔδειedeiit was necessaryG1163
καὶkaialsoG2532
σὲseyouG4771
ἐλεῆσαιeleēsaito have pitiedG1653
τὸνtontheG3588
σύνδουλόνsundoulonfellow servantG4889
σουsouof youG4771
ὡςhōsasG5613
κἀγὼkagōalso I myselfG1473
σὲseyouG4771
ἠλέησα;¶ēleēsapitied?G1653

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 18:33

  • Colossians 3:13

    Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

  • Ephesians 4:32-5:2

    And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  • Matthew 6:12

    And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

  • Luke 6:35-36

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

  • Matthew 5:44-45

    But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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5:44,45; Lu 6:35,36; Eph 4:32; 5:1,2; Col 3:13

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Context

  • 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 18:34

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

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Matthew 18:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿No te convenía también á ti tener misericordia de tu consiervo, como también yo tuve misericordia de ti?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		n’aurais-tu pas dû aussi avoir pitié de celui qui est esclave avec toi, comme moi aussi j’ai eu pitié de toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871		solltest nicht auch du dich deines Mitknechtes erbarmt haben, wie auch ich mich deiner erbarmt habe?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?