Matthew Chapter 18 verse 33 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 18:33

shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
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BBE Matthew 18:33

Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
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DARBY Matthew 18:33

shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?
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KJV Matthew 18:33

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
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WBT Matthew 18:33


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WEB Matthew 18:33

Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
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YLT Matthew 18:33

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
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Matthew 18 : 33 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 33. - Compassion...pity. The same verb is used in both places. Shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow servant, even as I had mercy on thee? (Revised Version). The man's guilt lies in his unmercifulness in the face of mercy received. The fact is patent; it stands for itself; it needs no amplification or enforcement. The king says no more, and the delinquent is equally silent; he has no excuse to offer. Convicted by his own conscience, he knows it is useless to sue for pardon or to expect further leniency. So in the day of judgment no excuse can be admitted; it is too late to plead or argue when the sentence is past.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(33) Even as I had pity on thee.--The comparison of the two acts, the implied assumption that the pity of the one act would be after the pattern of the other, was, we may believe, designed to lead the disciples to the true meaning of the prayer they had been taught to use, "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors."