Matthew the apostle wrote how Jesus said, “Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants, And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all. Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that you owe. And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you desired me: Should not you also have had compassion on your fellow-servant, even as I had pity on you?”, and in chapter eighteen and verse thirty-four of his book, Matthew shares how Jesus told how the king “was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors” where we read:
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him.
The verse reads, “And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, ...”. Matthew began with the words, “and his lord” or “and the servant's king and master” “was wroth” which means “was provoked to anger, enraged and exasperated”, “and delivered him” or “and gave over, condemned and committed the servant” “to the tormentors” which refers to “the torturers, inquisitors and jailer whose business was of torturing”. Matthew shared how Jesus said the king of the servant was “provoked to anger” and turned the servant over to the “jailer whose business was torturing those condemned”.
The verse continues, “... till he should pay all that was due unto him.” Matthew added the words, “till he should pay” or “until the servant delivered over, produced, rendered and repaid” “all” which means “each, every, the whole and everything” “that was due unto him” which means “that was owed to the king”. Matthew wrote how Jesus said the term of incarceration of the servant was until he repaid everything that he owed to the king.
When we consider Matthew's words in this verse, we see the effect the servant's indifference and heartlessness had upon his master. The master-king became angry, and sent forth an edict that the servant was to be given over to the tormenting jailer until he repaid him in full. God sent His Son Jesus into the world to pay the price for every person's “sin”, and everything they have done wrong can be forgiven by Him when the person believes in, trusts in, relies upon and clings to Jesus. God's invitation to be forgiven is available to everyone, and after they receive forgiveness, they are to be like God and forgive those who have wronged them.
Next time Matthew shares how Jesus said, “So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if you from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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