Matthew 18:26 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 18:27 Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette.

Matthew 18:28 But when the seruant was departed, hee found one of his felow seruants, which ought him an hundred pence, and he layde hands on him, and thratled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seruant", "therefore", "fell", "downe", "worshipped", "saying", "lord", and "refraine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seruant" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And because he had nothing to pay..." into verse 27's "Then that seruants Lord had compassion and...", so "seruant" and "therefore" 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 "seruant" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.