Matthew 18:23-25

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished ¹to settle accounts with his servants. ^[a]

24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ²ten thousand ³talents. ^[b]

25 ⁴And since he could not pay, his master ordered him ⁵to be sold, with his wife and ⁶children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Cross References

• 1. 18:23 ch. 25:19
• 2. 18:24 Esth. 3:9
• 3. 18:24 ch. 25:15
• 4. 18:25 [Luke 7:42]
• 5. 18:25 Ex. 21:2; Lev. 25:39
• 6. 18:25 2 Kgs. 4:1; Neh. 5:5

Footnotes

• [a] 18:23 Greek 'bondservants'; also verses 28, 31
• [b] 18:24 A 'talent' was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer