And the master of that slave, filled with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
Matthew 18:32 - Tree of Life Version Then summoning the first slave, his master said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave all that debt because you pleaded with me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: |
And the master of that slave, filled with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
“So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply distressed. They went to their master and reported in detail all that had happened.
Wasn’t it necessary for you also to show mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed mercy to you?’
“But his master responded, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow and gather where I scattered no seed?
He said to him, ‘By the words of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked slave! You knew that I am strict, taking what I did not make and reaping what I did not sow?
Now we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those within the Torah, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become accountable to God.
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.