The steward replied, ‘What you have said is right, but only the one who is found to have it will be my slave, and the rest of you will be blameless.’
Matthew 18:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When he began the accounting, one was brought to him who owed him 10,000 talents [probably about $10,000,000], American Standard Version (1901) And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. Common English Bible When he began to settle accounts, they brought to him a servant who owed him ten thousand bags of gold. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had begun taking account, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. |
The steward replied, ‘What you have said is right, but only the one who is found to have it will be my slave, and the rest of you will be blameless.’
For the service of God’s house they gave 170 tonnes of gold and 10,000 gold coins, , 345 tonnes of silver, 620 tonnes of bronze, and 3,450 tonnes of iron.
And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face towards you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
‘For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.
To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately
the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.
The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, “Master, you gave me five talents. See, I’ve earned five more talents.”
‘The man with two talents also approached. He said, “Master, you gave me two talents. See, I’ve earned two more talents.”
‘The man who had received one talent also approached and said, “Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed.
Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed #– #do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
‘So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors. “How much do you owe my master? ” he asked the first one.
‘Next he asked another, “How much do you owe? ” ‘ “A hundred measures of wheat,” he said. ‘ “Take your invoice,” he told him, “and write eighty.”