Matius 18:23

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Sebab hal Kerajaan Sorga seumpama seorang raja yang hendak mengadakan perhitungan dengan hamba-hambanya.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sebab hal Kerajaan Sorga seumpama seorang raja yang hendak mengadakan perhitungan dengan hamba-hambanya.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Sebab itulah kerajaan surga diumpamakan dengan seorang raja, yang hendak menjelaskan kira-kira dengan segala hambanya.

Contextual Overview

²¹ Then came Peter to hym, and sayde: Lorde howe oft shall my brother sinne agaynst me, and I forgeue hym? tyll seuen tymes? ²² Iesus sayth vnto hym, I say not vnto thee vntyll seuen tymes: but, vntyll seuentie tymes seuen. ²³ Therfore is the kyngdome of heauen, lykened vnto a certayne man, that was a kyng, which woulde take accomptes of his seruauntes. ²⁴ And when he had begunne to recken, one was brought vnto hym, which ought hym ten thousande talentes. ²⁵ But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his Lorde commaunded hym to be solde, and his wyfe, and chyldren, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ The seruaunt fell downe, & besought hym, saying: Lorde, haue pacience with me, and I wyll pay thee all. ²⁷ Then the Lorde of that seruaunt, moued with pitie, loosed hym, and forgaue hym the debt. ²⁸ But the same seruaunt went out, and founde one of his felowes, which ought hym an hundred pence: and he layde handes on hym, and toke hym by the throte, saying: pay me that thou owest. ²⁹ And his felowe fel downe at his feete, and besought him, saying: haue pacience with me, and I wyll pay thee all. ³⁰ And he woulde not: but went, and cast hym into prison, tyll he shoulde pay the debt.

Bible Verse Review
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is: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:45, Matthew 13:47, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 25:1, Matthew 25:14

which: Matthew 25:19-30, Luke 16:1, Luke 16:2, Luke 19:12-27, Romans 14:12, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:20 - lifted up Daniel 6:2 - that Mark 11:25 - forgive Luke 7:41 - a certain Luke 19:15 - that he

Cross-References

Genesis 18:4
Let a litle water, I pray you, be fet, and washe your feete, and refreshe your selues vnder the tree.

Genesis 18:5
And I wyll fet a morsell of bread to comfort your heartes withall, and then shall you go your wayes: for euen therefore are ye come to your seruaunt. And they sayde: do euen so as thou hast sayde.

Genesis 18:6
And Abraham went apace into the tent vnto Sara, & sayde: Make redy at once three peckes of fine meale, kneade [it] and make cakes vpon the hearth.

Genesis 18:7
And Abraham runnyng vnto his beastes, fet a calfe tender and good, and gaue it vnto a young man, and he hasted to make it redy at once.

Genesis 18:25
That be farre from thee that thou shouldest do after this maner, and slaye the ryghteous with the wicked, & that the ryghteous should be as the wicked, that be farre from thee: Shall not the iudge of all the worlde do accordyng to ryght?

Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not yet touched her: and he sayde, Lorde wylt thou slay ryghteous people?

2 Samuel 24:17
And Dauid spake vnto the Lorde, when he saw the angell that smote the people, and saide: Lo, it is I that haue sinned, and that haue done wickedlie: But these sheepe, what haue they done? Let thyne hand I pray thee be against me, and against my fathers house.

Job 8:3
Doth God paruert the thing that is lawfull? or doth the almightie destroy the thing that is right?

Job 34:17
May he be a ruler that loueth not right? or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly?

Psalms 73:28
But it is good for me to come neare vnto God: [wherfore] I put my trust in thee O Lorde God, that I may declare all thy workes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven,.... The Gospel church state, or the church of Christ under the Gospel dispensation, and the methods of God's dealings in it;

likened unto a certain king: or "a man", "a king", pointing either to Christ, the king Messiah, who is King of kings, and Lord of lords, the King of saints and churches; who, as God, has a natural kingdom of providence, and as man and Mediator, a kingdom of grace; and will have a more visibly glorious one, both in this world and in the other; or rather, the Father of Christ, as appears from the application of the parable, in Matthew 18:35, who is the living God, and everlasting King: whose is the kingdom of nature, grace, and glory:

which would take account of his servants; not all mankind, though these are all in a sense his servants, and accountable to him; nor only ministers of the Gospel, who are so in an eminent and peculiar sense, and must give an account to God of their time and talents, and souls committed to them; but all that bear the Christian name, that are professors of religion, that are either really or nominally the subjects and servants of God. These, it is sometimes the will and pleasure of God, to "take account of": not of their persons, or number, but of their conduct and behaviour; which, as it will be more fully done at death, or at judgment, so sometimes is taken in this life: God sometimes calls, and brings, professors of religion to an account, and reckons with them by afflictive dispensations of providence; when he puts them upon reflecting how they have spent their time, made use of their talents and gifts, and have behaved in their families, and in the world, and church; or by dealing roundly with men's consciences, awakening and convincing them of their sins, of omission and commission, which seems to be intended here.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened ... - The phrase, “the kingdom of heaven,” here has reference to the church, or to the way in which God will deal with his people. “It shall be in my church as it was with a certain king; or God will deal with the members of his church as a certain king did with his servants.” See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable (see Matthew 13:3) is related to show the duty of forgiving others. It is not necessary to suppose that it was a true narrative, but only that it illustrated the truth which he was teaching. At the same time it may be true that such an occurrence really took place.

Would take account of his servants - To take account means to reckon, to settle up affairs. The word “servants” here means, probably, petty princes, or, more likely, collectors of the revenue or taxes. Among the ancients kings often farmed out, or sold for a certain sum, the taxes of a particular district or province. Thus, when Judea was subject to Egypt or Rome, the kings frequently sold to the high priest the taxes to be raised from Judea on condition of a much smaller sum being paid to them. This secured to them a certain sum, but it gave occasion to much oppression in the collection of the taxes. It is probable that some such persons are intended by the word servants.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 18:23. Therefore is the kingdom — In respect to sin, cruelty, and oppression, God will proceed in the kingdom of heaven (the dispensation of the Gospel) as he did in former times; and every person shall give an account of himself to God. Every sin is a debt contracted with the justice of God; men are all God's own servants; and the day is at hand in which their Master will settle accounts with them, inquire into their work, and pay them their wages. Great Judge! what an awful time must this be, when with multitudes nothing shall be found but sin and insolvency!

By servant, in the text, we are to understand, a petty king, or tributary prince; for no hired servant could possibly owe such a sum as is here mentioned.