Matthew 18:30 (DRB)

Passage

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:28 But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, he throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest.

Matthew 18:29 And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matthew 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

Matthew 18:31 Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came, and told their lord all that was done.

Matthew 18:32 Then his lord called him: and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "cast", "prison", "till", "paid", and "debt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "cast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And his fellow-servant falling down besought him..." into verse 31's "Now his fellow servants seeing what was...", so "went" and "cast" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "cast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.