Matthew 18:27 (GNV)

Passage

Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette.

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 18:29 Then his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Refraine thine anger towards me, and I will pay thee all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seruants", "lord", "compassion", "loosed", "forgaue", and "dette". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seruants" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "The seruant therefore fell downe and worshipped..." into verse 28's "But when the seruant was departed hee...", so "seruants" and "lord" 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 "seruants" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.