KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 18:32–35
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Matthew 18:32
32Then 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:
32Then his lord, after that hee had called him, said vnto him, O thou wicked seruant, I forgaue thee all that debt because thou desiredst me:
Matthew 18:33
33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
33Shouldest not thou also haue had compassion on thy fellow-seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee?
Matthew 18:34
34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
34And his lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentors, till hee should pay all that was due vnto him.
Matthew 18:35
35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
35So likewise shall my heauenly Father doe also vnto you, if yee from your hearts forgiue not euery one his brother their trespasses.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 18:32
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Released from guilt, debt, offence, or punishment; pardoned.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay or perform to another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Desired: wished for, longed for, requested, or took pleasure in.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Matthew 18:33
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
compassion
Pity, fellow-feeling.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
fellowservant
One who hag the same master.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Just as, or in the same manner stated.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Compassion or sorrow awakened by another's distress; as a verb, to feel or show compassion.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 18:34
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Freed, rescued, handed over, committed, spoken, or brought forth, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Until a stated time or event; also to cultivate the ground.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To discharge a debt or obligation; to render what is due, fulfill a promise, reward, or recompense.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Owed, proper, fitting, or appointed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 18:35
In like manner; also or similarly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Belonging to, coming from, or resembling heaven.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To pardon an offence, remit a debt, or release from the penalty or resentment connected with it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A male sibling; a near kinsman; or a fellow member of a people or faith, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
trespasses
Transgressions, offenses, or wrongful violations of duty or boundary.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 32
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Open the full verse study22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
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Open the full verse study19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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Open the full verse study26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
From verse 33
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Open the full verse study13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
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Open the full verse study12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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Open the full verse study35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
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Open the full verse study44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
From verse 34
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Open the full verse study13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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Open the full verse study25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
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Open the full verse study58¶ When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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Open the full verse study8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
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Open the full verse study30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
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Open the full verse study10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
From verse 35
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Open the full verse study14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Open the full verse study13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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Open the full verse study37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
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Open the full verse study25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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Open the full verse study12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
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Open the full verse study2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
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Open the full verse study13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
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Open the full verse study1JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.
2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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Open the full verse study15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
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Open the full verse study14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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Open the full verse study8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
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Open the full verse study23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
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Open the full verse study12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
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