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Verse Matthew 18:34. _DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS_] Not only
continued captivity is here intended, but the tortures to be endured
in it. If a person was suspected of fraud, as there was reason fo...
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DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS - The word “tormentors” here
probably means keepers of the prisons. Torments were inflicted on
criminals, not on debtors. They were inflicted by stretching the
limbs, o...
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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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TORMENTORS: or jailors. Greek. _basanistes._ Occurs only here.
Imprisonment was called in Roman law-books _cruciatus corporis._...
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The acquittal is revoked a point not to be pressed in the
interpretation. The truth taught is the impossibility of the
unforgiving being forgiven, but the chief lesson is the example of the
divine spi...
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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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FORGIVENESS OF SINS
Luke 17:3-4
God’s forgiveness of sinners suggests the duty of forgiveness among
men....
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The acquittal is revoked—a point not to be pressed in the
interpretation. The truth taught is the impossibility of the
unforgiving being forgiven, but the chief lesson is the example of the
divine spi...
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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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ΌΡΓΙΣΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. от_ ΟΡΓΊΖΟΜΑΙ
(G3710) сердиться на кого-л. Inch, _aor._,
"рассердиться"
ΠΑΡΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΑΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G3860)
доставлять,
ΒΑΣΑΝΙΣΤΑΙΣ _dat. pl. от_ ΒΑΣΑ...
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DISCOURSE: 1383
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
Matthew 18:32. Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him,
O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou
desiredst me: shouldest n...
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DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS— Βασανισταις, the
_executioners of justice._ Heylin. The word does not only signify
_executioners_, or persons who put criminals to the _torture;_ but
also _gaolers,_ w...
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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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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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And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto him.
AND HIS LORD WAS WROTH, AND DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS, [
basanistais (G930)] - more...
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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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TO THE TORMENTORS] Torture was not a Jewish or Roman punishment for
debtors, but it would naturally be applied by an Eastern despot to
make the debtor disclose where he had hidden his treasures.
TILL...
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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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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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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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DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS. — The words seem deliberately
vague. We dare not say that the “tormentors” are avenging angels,
or demons, though in the hell of mediæval poetry and art these latter
a...
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_The other side of the picture_....
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_Parable of unmerciful servant_....
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ὀργισθεὶς : roused to just and extreme anger.
βασανισταῖς : not merely to the gaolers, but to the
tormentors, with instructions not merely to keep him safe in prison
till the debt was paid, but still...
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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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34._Delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that he
owed. _The Papists are very ridiculous in endeavoring to light the
fire of purgatory by the word _till_; for it is certain that Chri...
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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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AND HIS LORD WAS WROTH,.... Very angry, greatly incensed, and justly
provoked at such inhuman treatment:
AND DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS, or jail keepers. The Ethiopic
version renders it, "to the...
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And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto him.
Ver. 34. _And his lord was wroth_] So God is said to be, when he
chides and smites for sin,...
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_When his fellow-servants saw what was done_ When they beheld such
inhumanity, in such circumstances, and from such a man; _they were
very sorry_ Exceedingly grieved at such an instance of unexampled...
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TORMENTORS; those who had authority to examine and extort confessions
by torture....
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The result:...
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AND HIS LORD WAS WROTH, AND DELIVERED HIM TO THE TORMENTORS, UNTIL HE
SHOULD PAY ALL THAT WAS DUE UNTO HIM.
The treatment which had been accorded to their fellow-servant filled
those that had witnesse...
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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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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"....
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Matthew 18:34 And G2532 his G846 master G2962 angry G3710 (G5685)
delivered G3860 (G5656) him G846 torturers...
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“And his lord was justly angry, and delivered him to the tormentors,
until he should pay all that was due.”
Jesus points out that his lord was justly angry. The servant had
failed to benefit by the co...
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THE TORMENTORS
(τοις βασανισταις). Not to prison simply, but to
terrible punishment. The papyri give various instances of the verb
βασανιζω, to torture, used of slaves and others. "Livy (ii.
23) pi...
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TORMENTORS
The ground of law, of exact justice.
Compare grace, (Romans 3:23); (Romans 3:24); (Ephesians 4:30); (John
1:17)....
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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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HE SENT THE SERVANT TO JAIL. Prisoners in the ancient world were
sometimes treated cruelly. This servant was to be punished [tortured]
until he should pay back the millions of dollars. Since he could...
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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 18:1 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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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 18:34 DELIVERED HIM TO THE JAILERS. A
metaphorical reference to eternal punishment (see Matthew 8:12;...
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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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2 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Luke 12:58; Luke 12:59;...
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To the tormentors [β α σ α ν ι σ τ α ι ς]. Livy pictures an
old centurion complaining that he was taken by his creditor, not into
servitude, but to a workhouse and torture, and showing his back
scarre...
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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...
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His lord delivered him to the tormentors — Imprisonment is a much
severer punishment in the eastern countries than in ours. State
criminals, especially when condemned to it, are not only confined to a...