Matthew 18:29
New International Version
“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

New Living Translation
“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.

English Standard Version
So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’

Berean Standard Bible
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore his fellow servant having fallen down, was begging him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'

King James Bible
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

New King James Version
So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

New American Standard Bible
So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

NASB 1995
“So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

NASB 1977
“So his fellow slave fell down and began to entreat him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

Legacy Standard Bible
So, his fellow slave fell to the ground and was pleading with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

Amplified Bible
So his fellow slave fell on his knees and begged him earnestly, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

Christian Standard Bible
“At this, his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“At this, his fellow slave fell down and began begging him, Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

American Standard Version
So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that associate fell down before his feet, begging him and saying to him, “Be patient with me and I shall pay you.”

Contemporary English Version
The man got down on his knees and began begging, "Have pity on me, and I will pay you back."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

English Revised Version
So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Then that other servant fell at his feet and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

Good News Translation
His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'

International Standard Version
Then his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

Literal Standard Version
His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all;

Majority Standard Bible
So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

New American Bible
Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

NET Bible
Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

New Revised Standard Version
Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’

New Heart English Bible
"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you all.'

Webster's Bible Translation
And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Weymouth New Testament
"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

World English Bible
“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

Young's Literal Translation
His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

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Context
The Unforgiving Servant
28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ 29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.…

Cross References
Matthew 18:28
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

Matthew 18:30
But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

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

Colossians 1:7
You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.


Treasury of Scripture

And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and sought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

Have.

Matthew 18:26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Philemon 1:18
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

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Matthew 18
1. Jesus warns his disciples to be humble and harmless,
7. to avoid offenses,
10. and not to despise the little ones;
15. teaches how we are to deal with our brothers when they offend us,
21. and how often to forgive them;
23. which he sets forth by a parable of the king who took account of his servants,
32. and punished him who showed no mercy to his fellow servant.














(29) Have patience with me.--No one can fail to note the dramatic force of the utterance of the selfsame words as had been used before by the debtor, who now appears as creditor. And in this case the promise was not a vain pretence. A few weeks or months of labour would have enabled the debtor to pay what he thus owed. Man can atone for his offences as against man, though not as against God.

Verse 29. - Fell down at his feet. The fellow servant repeated the action and the very plea which he himself had but now used so successfully. Besought. Not "worshipped," as in the former case, where the superiority was more marked.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

fellow servant
σύνδουλος (syndoulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4889: From sun and doulos; a co-slave, i.e. Servitor or ministrant of the same master.

fell down
Πεσὼν (Pesōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

[and] begged
παρεκάλει (parekalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

‘Have patience
Μακροθύμησον (Makrothymēson)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 3114: From the same as makrothumos; to be long-spirited, i.e. forbearing or patient.

with
ἐπ’ (ep’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

me,
ἐμοί (emoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I will pay
ἀποδώσω (apodōsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 591: From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.

you {back}.’
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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