Matthew 18:24
“And when hee had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him which ought him ten thousand talents.”
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Matthew 18:24 Context
22Iesus saith vnto him, I say not vnto thee, Untill seuen times: but, Untill seuentie times seuen. 23¶ Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine king, which would take accompt of his seruants. 24And when hee had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him which ought him ten thousand talents. 25But forasmuch as hee had not to pay, his lord commanded him to bee sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26The seruant therfore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, haue patience with mee, and I will pay thee all.
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Other Translations for Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
- King James Version
"When he had begun to settle {them,} one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
- Basic English Bible
And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
- Darby Bible
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
- Webster's Bible
But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,
- Weymouth Bible
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
- World English Bible
And whanne he bigan to rekene, oon that ouyte ten thousynde talentis, was brouyt to hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 18:24
18:24 One was brought who owed him ten thousand talents - According to the usual computation, if these were talents of gold, this would amount to seventy - two millions sterling. If they were talents of silver, it must have been four millions, four hundred thousand pounds. Hereby our Lord intimates the vast number and weight of our offences against God, and our utter incapacity of making him any satisfaction.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 18:24
Mt 18:24 One was brought unto him. Observe that he had to be "brought". A defaulter does not willingly come to settle his accounts, any more than a sinner would seek the bar of judgment. Which owed him ten thousand talents. An immense sum. The talent was a weight, not a coin, and its value would depend on the purity of the precious metal used in the coinage. If the Greek silver talent is meant, the ten thousand talents would about to about $7,500,000. What is meant is that the sum was beyond human ability to pay.