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Verse Matthew 18:31. _HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS SAW WHAT WAS DONE_] An act
of this kind is so dishonourable to all the followers of Christ, and
to the spirit of his Gospel, that through the respect they owe...
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SO WHEN HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS ... - This is a mere circumstance thrown
into the story for the sake of keeping, or making a consistent
narrative. It cannot be intended to teach that other Christians shou...
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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 C...
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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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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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WAS DONE. had taken place.
VERY. exceedingly.
TOLD. narrated (gave an exact account). Greek. _diasapheo._ Occ only
here....
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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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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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ΊΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708)
видеть. Другие рабы, наблюдавшие за
событиями, пожаловались хозяину.
ΓΕΝΌΜΕΝΑ _aor. med. (dep.) part., см._ Matthew 18:3. Part,
в роли _subst._ ΈΛΥΠΉ...
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HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS—TOLD UNTO THEIR LORD, &C.—
Διεσαφησαν. "They gave their Lord an exact and faithful
account," which is the full meaning of the word. See Albert, and the
_Inferences_ on this chapter...
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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, W...
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So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry,
and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
SO WHEN HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS SAW WHAT WAS DONE, THEY WERE VERY SORRY,
AND CA...
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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
nam...
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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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THEY WERE VERY SORRY. — The fellow-servants are, of course, in the
inner meaning of the parable, those who are members of the same
spiritual society. Our Lord appeals as by anticipation to the judgmen...
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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...
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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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31._When his fellow-servants saw what was done. _Though we ought not
to search for mystery in these words — because they contain nothing
but what nature teaches, and what we learn by daily experience...
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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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SO WHEN HIS FELLOW SERVANTS SAW WHAT WAS DONE,.... What hard usage,
and ill treatment, their fellow servant met with; the Syriac reads,
"their fellow servants", being the fellow servants both of the
c...
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So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry,
and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Ver. 31. _So when his fellow servants_] The angels, say some, who when
they se...
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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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SO WHEN HIS FELLOW-SERVANTS SAW WHAT WAS DONE, THEY WERE VERY SORRY,
AND CAME AND TOLD UNTO THEIR LORD ALL THAT WAS DONE....
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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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Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
and the king being moved withcompassion released him and forgave him
all the debt, but the servant did not wish even to pity hisown
fellow-servant; and the king...
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Matthew 18:31 So G1161 his G846 servants G4889 saw G1492 (G5631) done
G1096 (G5637) very G4970 grieved G3076 (G5681) and G2532 came G2064
(G5631) told G1285 (G5656) their G846 master G2962 all G3956 d...
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“So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were deeply
sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.”
But his fellow-servants saw what he had done. And filled with deep
regret at w...
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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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TOLD
(διεσαφησαν). Made wholly clear to their own lord. That is
the usual result in the long run. There is a limit to what people will
put up with....
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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 injur...
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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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THEY WERE VERY UPSET. The other servants saw what was being done, and
it did not please them at all. So, they went to the master and told
him what had happened....
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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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_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.)
MATTHEW 18:1
_The greatest in the kingdom of...
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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 dis...
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2 Corinthians 11:21; Genesis 37:2; Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:3;
Jeremiah 9:1; Luke 14:21; Luke 19:41; Mark 3:5; Psalms 119:136; Psalms
1
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Told [δ ι ε σ α φ η σ α ν]. More than merely narrated. The
verb is from dia, throughout, and safe w, to explain. They explained
the circumstances throughout.
Their Lord [τ ω κ υ ρ ι ω ε α υ τ ω ν]. L...
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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...