Matthew 18:32

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“Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.”

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BSBPD

“Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:32 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 25:26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  2. Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
  3. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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