33 Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’ 34 And because he[a] was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers[b] until he would repay everything that was owed. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:34 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was angry”) which is understood as causal
  2. Matthew 18:34 Or “torturers”

33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(A)

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