Matthew 18:32 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³² Then his master called for him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I canceled all of your debt because you begged me to.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³² Then his master called him and said to him, You contemptible and wicked attendant! I forgave and cancelled all that [great] debt of yours because you begged me to.

American Standard Version (1901)

³² Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Common English Bible

³² His master called the first servant and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you appealed to me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³² Then his lord called him, and he said to him: 'You wicked servant, I forgave you all your debt, because you pleaded with me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³² Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Matthew 18:32 Cross References

Matthew 18:27

And the master of that servant felt deep pity [for him], so released him [from custody] and canceled his debt.

Matthew 18:31

When his fellow-servants saw what he had done, they were very upset and went and told their master everything that had happened.

Matthew 18:33

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

Matthew 25:26

But his master said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy servant. [Since] you knew that I reaped where I had not sown and gathered where I had not scattered seed,

Luke 19:22

The gentleman replied to him, ‘I will judge you [based] on what you [yourself] have [just] said, you evil slave. [Since] you knew that I am a hard man to deal with, picking up [and keeping] something I had not laid down, and harvesting a crop I had not planted,

Romans 3:19

Now we [all] know that everything the law says applies to those who are under [obligation to obey] that law, [Note: Here “the law” appears to refer to the Old Testament Scriptures generally, since Psalms and Isaiah are quoted. See verses 10-18]. This is so that the mouth of every objector may be stopped [i.e., from making excuses for his sin], and thereby bring the entire world under God’s judgment [i.e., both Jews and Gentiles].

James 2:13

For the person who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. [For] mercy wins out over condemnation.