Matthew 18:27

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is kind and merciful, patient and full of love.

Hosea 11:8

“Ephraim, I don’t want to give you up. Israel, I want to protect you. I don’t want to make you like Admah. I don’t want to make you like Zeboiim. I am changing my mind. My love for you is too strong.

Psalm 86:15

My Lord, you are a kind and merciful God. You are patient, loyal, and full of love.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen. They forgot the amazing things you did with them. They became stubborn. They decided to return to Egypt and become slaves again. “But you are a forgiving God! You are kind and full of mercy. You are patient and full of love. So you didn’t leave them!

Psalm 86:5

My Lord, you are good and merciful. You love all those who call to you for help.

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites threw away the foreign gods and began to worship the Lord again. So he felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.

Psalm 78:38

But God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger. He never let it get out of control.

Matthew 18:28

“Later, that same servant found another servant who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him 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 begged me to forgive your debt, and I said 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 him more?”

Luke 7:43

Simon answered, “I think it would be the one who owed him the most money.” Jesus said to him, “You are right.”