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.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
- αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐμοί — SBLGNT
- ἐμοί — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- ἐμέ — Tregelles
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.