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Matthew 18:29

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

KJV

πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν λέγων, μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι.

Greek NT

Et procidens conservus ejus, rogabat eum, dicens : Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.

Vulgate

So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

ASV

And his fellow-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

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μακροθυμέω
makrothumeo
verb · 10×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πίπτω
pipto
verb · 89×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
σύνδουλος
sundoulos
noun · 10×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

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

notable
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: + εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ
  • αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦRobinson-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

Parable

Historic Christian voices

3 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,"…

Cross-references

  • Matt 6:12 — And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
  • Matt 18:26 — The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
  • Matt 18:26 — The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.