Matthew 18:27 - Easy To Read Version

²⁷ The master felt sorry for his servant. So the master told the servant he did not have to pay. The master let the servant go free.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ And his master's heart was moved with compassion, and he released him and forgave him [cancelling] the debt.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

Common English Bible

²⁷ The master had compassion on that servant, released him, and forgave the loan.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Then the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and he forgave his debt.

Matthew 18:27 Cross References

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen.\par They forgot the amazing things you did with them!\par They became stubborn.\par They decided to return to Egypt\par and became slaves again!\par

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is kind and merciful.\par The Lord is patient and full of love.\par

Psalm 78:38

But God was merciful.\par He forgave them for their sins.\par And he did not destroy them.\par Many times God controlled his anger.\par He didn‘t let himself become too angry.\par

Psalm 86:15

Master, you are a kind and merciful God.\par You are patient, loyal, and full of love.\par

Psalm 86:5

Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [121]} I don’t want to give you up.\par Israel, I want to protect you.\par I don’t want to make you like Admah! {\cf2\super [122]} \par I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim! {\cf2\super [123]} \par I am changing my mind.\par My love for you is too strong.\par

Matthew 18:28

“Later, that same servant found another servant that owed him a few dollars’ worth of silver. The servant grabbed the other servant around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’

Matthew 18:32

“Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant. You owed me much money, but you begged me to forgive your debt. So I told you that you did not have to pay anything.

Luke 7:42

The men had no money, so they could not pay their debt. But the banker told the men that they did not have to pay him. Which one of those two men will love the banker more?”

Luke 7:43

Simon answered, “I think it would be the one that owed him the most money.”

Judges 10:16

Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.