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Verse Matthew 18:28. _A HUNDRED PENCE_] Rather _denarii_. The
_denarius_ was a Roman coin, worth about _seven-pence halfpenny_
English. The original word should be retained, as our word _penny_
does...
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BUT THE SAME SERVANT WENT OUT, AND FOUND ONE OF HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS
WHICH OWED HIM AN HUNDRED PENCE - Greek, δεναριον denarion;
Latin, denarius; a Roman silver coin in common use. When Greece became
s...
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6. INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS DISCIPLES. CONCERNING FORGIVENESS.
CHAPTER 18
1. Concerning the Little Ones and Offences. (Matthew 18:1 .) 2. The
Son of Man to Save What is Lost. (Matthew 18:11 .) 3. The Chu...
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THE DUTY OF FORGIVENESS ILLUSTRATED BY THE PARABLE OF THE UNGRATEFUL
SERVANT. With Matthew 18:21 _ cf._ Luke 17:4, which makes repentance a
condition. The Rabbis taught (_Yoma,_ 86_ b)_ that one must...
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Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him,
"I tell you not up to seven times, but up to seventy times s...
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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (Matthew 18:1-35)
Matthew 18:1-35 is a most important chapter for Christian Ethics,
because it deals with those qualities which should characterize the
personal relationships o...
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FOUND. sought and found.
OWED. was owing.
PENCE. Greek. _denaria._ See App-51.
LAID HANDS ON. seized.
TOOK HIM BY THE THROAT. began throttling him.
THAT. what....
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_found_ perhaps, even sought him out.
_one of his fellowservants_ By this is meant the debt of man to man,
offences which men are bound to forgive one another.
_an hundred pence_ i. e. _denarii_. The...
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Forgiveness of Sins. Luke 17:3-4
God's forgiveness of sinners suggests the duty of forgiveness among
men....
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ΕὟΡΕΝ, ‘found,’ perhaps even sought him out.
ἝΝΑ ΤΩ͂Ν ΣΥΝΔΟΎΛΩΝ. By this is meant the debt of man
to man, offences which men are bound to forgive one another.
ἙΚΑΤῸΝ ΔΗΝΆΡΙΑ. The _denarius_ was a day...
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FORGIVENESS OF SINS
Luke 17:3-4
God’s forgiveness of sinners suggests the duty of forgiveness among
men....
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Ver 23. "Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain
king, which would take account of his servants. 24. And when he had
begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten tho...
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_THE HEART OF A CHRISTIAN IS CHARACTERIZED BY FORGIVENESS MATTHEW
18:21-35:_ Jesus taught us just to keep on forgiving (seventy times
seven). (Matthew 18:22) Are we like the man that owed several mill...
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ΈΞΕΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_
ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831) выходить,
ΕΎΡΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΎΡΊΣΚΩ (G2147)
находить,
ΏΦΕΙΛΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΟΦΕΊΛΩ (G3784) быть
должным,
ΔΗΝΆΡΙΟΝ (G1220) д...
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WHICH OWED HIM AN HUNDRED PENCE— The Roman _penny,_ or _denarius,_
here spoken of, being in value about _seven-pence halfpenny_ of our
money, the whole sum which was due to him did not much exceed thr...
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B. JESUS ANSWERS: NO LIMIT: MERCIFULNESS IS THE RULE IN GOD'S KINGDOM!
(18:22-35)
Matthew 18:22 JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM, I SAY NOT UNTO THEE, UNTIL SEVEN
TIMES; BUT, UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN. On another...
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Section 46
JESUS TRAINS THE TWELVE IN PERSONAL RELATIONS
(Parallels: Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50)
TEXT: 18:1-35
A. Humility and True Greatness
1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Wh...
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But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
BUT THE SA...
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16 See Deu_19:15; Joh_8:17; 2Co_3:1.
18 See Mat_16:19.
19 The Lord continues in the same vein. If we should attempt to apply
these privileges and promises now it would only bring reproach on His
name...
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OFFENDING THE LITTLE ONES. THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
1-14. Ambition reproved, and humility taught by the example of a
little child (Mark 9:33; Luke 9:46)....
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AN HUNDRED PENCE] (_denarii_), i.e. about £2 15s. _Od.,_ an
insignificant sum, representing the trifling character of offences
against man, compared with those against God....
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THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT (peculiar to St. Matthew). The lesson is that,
inasmuch as God has forgiven us the great and unpayable debt which as
sinners we owe to Him, so we also must forgive our brethren...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 18
Chapter 18 is the fourth section of what Jesus taught. It ends in the
same way as the other sections ‘Now when Jesus had finished...
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WHICH OWED HIM AN HUNDRED PENCE. — Here the calculation is simpler
than in Matthew 18:24. The “hundred pence” are a hundred Roman
_denarii_ (the _denarius_ being equal to sevenpence-halfpenny), a
hund...
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_The other side of the picture_....
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ἕνα τ. συνδούλων ἀ.: a _fellow_ -slave though a humble
one, which he should have remembered, but did not. ἑκατὸν
δηνάρια : some fifty shillings; an utterly insignificant debt,
which, coming out from t...
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_Parable of unmerciful servant_....
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FORGIVEN YET UNFORGIVING
Matthew 18:21-35
_Seventy times seven_ is illimitable forgiveness. These numbers denote
the perfection of perfection; and if God asks so much of _us,_ what is
_He_ not prepa...
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What a sad state of heart prompted this question! How absolutely
opposed to the whole genius of the Master's teaching and example! He
replied by an act, and a statement growing out of that act. The ch...
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FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER
Matthew 18:21-35. _“Then Peter, coming to Him, said, Lord, how
frequently shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until
seven times? Jesus says to him, I do not say u...
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"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? (22) Jesus saith unto
him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until sev...
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Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
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In chapter 18 the great principles proper to the new order of things
are made known to the disciples. Let us search a little into these
sweet and precious instructions of the Lord.
They may be looked...
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BUT THE SAME SERVANT WENT OUT,.... From his Lord's palace and
presence, immediately, directly, after he had got his pardon and
liberty:
AND FOUND ONE OF HIS FELLOW SERVANTS; a fellow creature and Chr...
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But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
_him_ by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Ver. 28. _...
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_But the same servant_ Thus graciously freed from such an immense
debt; _went out_ From the presence of his master; _and found one of
his fellow-servants which owed him a hundred pence_ A hundred Roma...
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A HUNDRED PENCE; a very small sum compared with ten thousand talents....
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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 THOU OWEST....
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The Revolting lack of mercy:...
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Though the Lord Jesus has been seen to forego His own rights, He who
is by right infinitely great, the disciples show the opposite attitude
in desiring some rights above those of others in the kingdom...
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PENCE:
the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after 5.
shillings the ounce Isaiah 7.d. ob....
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21-35 Though we live wholly on mercy and forgiveness, we are backward
to forgive the offences of our brethren. This parable shows how much
provocation God has from his family on earth, and how untowa...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 18:35" The Roman penny is the eighth part of an
ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence half penny.
(MATTHEW 20:2)....
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“But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants,
who owed him a hundred denarii (one hundred day's wages for a low-paid
worker), and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, s...
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Matthew 18:28. AN HUNDRED PENCE _(denaries)=£3_ or $ 15. A
comparatively small sum. The transgressions of our fellowmen against
us are trifling in comparison to our sin against God.
TOOK HIM BY THE...
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Matthew 18:1-14 forbade offences _against_ the humble. This section
teaches how the humble should deal with offences: (1.) as regards the
Christian assembly (Matthew 18:15-20); (2.) as regards his own...
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A HUNDRED PENCE
(εκατον δηναρια). A denarius was worth about eight and a
half pence. The hundred denarii here were equal to some "fifty
shillings" (Bruce), "about 4 pounds" (McNeile), "twenty pound...
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Matthew 18:23
The Unmerciful Servant. The key-notes of this parable are to be found
at the beginning and end. It was spoken in order to show that a man
should set no limit to the forgiveness of injuri...
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CONTENTS: Sermon on the child text. Discipline in the church. Unity in
prayer. Law of forgiveness.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter.
CONCLUSION: Those are truly great who are truly humble and good, and...
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Matthew 18:1. _Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?_ The
comparative μειζων _greater,_ is put here for the superlative.
By the kingdom of heaven, they meant the worldly glory of the church
in...
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AND MET ONE OF HIS FELLOW SERVANTS. This one who had just been
forgiven his huge debt, now meets a fellow servant who owes him a few
dollars. [100 denarii would be worth maybe $180 in 1974 dollars.]...
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_Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which
would take account of his servants._
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
I. That we are all God’s debtors. Debt in the New Testament is a
co...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 18:28 A HUNDRED DENARII was still a large
amount (equivalent to about 20 weeks’ wages for a common labor), but
it was very little compared to the debt the wicked servant owed ...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 18:1 The Community of the Messiah Revealed.
This is the fourth of Jesus’ five major teachings in Matthew’s
Gospel (see Introduction: Key Themes). Jesus instructs his disciples...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 18:22. UNTIL SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN.—That is, as often as there
is a cause—a certain number is put for an uncertain (_John Wesley_).
Matthew 18:24. TEN THOUSAND TALENTS.—The tal...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 18:1
_Discourse concerning the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and the
mutual duties of Christians_._ _(Mark 9:33; Luke 9:46-42.)...
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Now at the same time there came disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (Matthew 18:1)
Oh, boy how they longed for this. You're talking about motivation, and
the disc...
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Deuteronomy 15:2; Ezekiel 45:9; Isaiah 58:3; Matthew 20:2; Nehemia
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Found. Either went in search of him, as he himself had been sought out
by his Lord, or came upon him accidentally in the street.
A hundred pence [ε κ α τ ο ν δ η ν α ρ ι α]. Less than a
millionth par...
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GOD'S FORGIVENESS FOR SINS
Matthew 6:14; _Matthew 18:21_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The question which the words of our first text propound, is, Is
forgiveness conditional? In answering this query we would...