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Matthew 18:26

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

KJV

πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων· μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ πάντα ἀποδώσω σοι.

Greek NT

Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens : Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.

Vulgate

The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

ASV

But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μακροθυμέω
makrothumeo
verb · 10×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
προσκυνέω
proskuneo
verb · 59×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Μακροθύμησον | WH/Treg/NIV: Μακροθύμησον | RP: Κύριε Μακροθύμησον
  • ΜακροθύμησονSBLGNT
  • ΜακροθύμησονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Κύριε ΜακροθύμησονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐμοί | WH/NIV/RP: ἐμοί | Treg: ἐμέ
  • ἐμοίSBLGNT
  • ἐμοίWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἐμέTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀποδώσω σοι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀποδώσω σοι | RP: σοι ἀποδώσω
  • ἀποδώσω σοιSBLGNT
  • ἀποδώσω σοιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • σοι ἀποδώσωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2843Thus the Lord's words on forgiveness, the love that loves to the end,142 become a living reality. the parable of the merciless servant, which crowns the Lord's teaching on ecclesial communion, ends with these words: "So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."143 It is there, in fact, "in the depths of the heart,"…
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. But what are the things set before us today? Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. In a tone worthy of the wonder, with all his might he has uttered his voice, saying, Now all this was done. For when he saw the sea and the abyss of the love of God towards man, and that actually come to pass which never had been…
2. For look not to this only, that He cast him out of paradise, but mark also the gain that arose from thence. For after having cast him out of paradise, and having wrought those countless good works, and having accomplished His various dispensations, He sent even His own Son for the sake of them that had been benefited by Him and were hating Him, and opened Heaven to us, and u…
1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Cross-references

  • Luke 7:43 — Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
  • Matt 8:2 — And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  • Matt 8:2 — And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
  • Matt 18:29 — And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
  • Matt 18:29 — And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.