23"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.


In Context

20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"

22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

Matthew 18:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would make a reckoning with his servants.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:23'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, which would take account of his servants.