Matthew 18:24 (GNV)

Passage

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:22 Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

Matthew 18:23 Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

Matthew 18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

Matthew 18:25 And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed.

Matthew 18:26 The seruant therefore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, refraine thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "begun", "reckon", "brought", "vnto", "thousand", and "talents". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "begun" and "reckon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened..." into verse 25's "And because he had nothing to pay...", so "begun" and "reckon" 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 "begun" and "reckon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.