Matthew 18:29 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁹ His fellow-servant fell [on the ground before him] and begged him, saying, ‘[Please] be patient with me and I will repay you [all I owe you].’

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ So his fellow attendant fell down and begged him earnestly, Give me time, and I will pay you all !

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

Common English Bible

²⁹ “Then his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I’ll pay you back.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And his fellow servant, falling prostrate, petitioned him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matthew 18:29 Cross References

Matthew 18:26

The servant then fell to the ground [before his master] and humbly implored him, saying, ‘Master, [please] be patient with me and I will repay you everything [I owe].’

Matthew 18:28

But that [same] servant went out and found one of his fellow-servants who owed him a small sum of money [Note: The amount was about 100 twelve hour days of a farm laborer’s pay or about $10,800 in 2005]. He grabbed him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay [me] what you owe.’

Matthew 18:30

But he would not do it. Instead, he took him and had him thrown into prison until he paid [him] all he owed.

Matthew 18:33

Should you not also have had pity on your fellow-servant just as I pitied you?’

Matthew 6:12

And forgive us of the wrongs we have done to others, since we have also forgiven the wrongs done to us.

Colossians 1:7

You learned [this truth] from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow-slave, who is a faithful minister of Christ [to you] on our behalf.

Colossians 4:7

Tychicus will tell you all about my affairs. [Note: This man probably delivered this letter as well as the one to the Ephesians. See Eph. 6:21]. He is our dearly loved brother and faithful minister and fellow-slave in [the service of] the Lord.