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Matthew 18:28 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Matthew 18:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 18 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents”
Matthew 18:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 18:28
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence (ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, hekaton dēnaria)—approximately 100 days' wages, roughly $15,000 today. Significant but manageable: the ratio is 600,000:1 (10,000 talents vs. 100 denarii). This staggering disproportion illustrates how any sin against us is infinitesimally small compared to our offenses against God's infinite majesty.He laid hands on him, and took him by the throat (ἔπνιγεν αὐτόν, epnigen auton)—the Greek indicates violent choking, attempting to throttle payment from him. The same man who moment...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 18:28
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“he sent them into his vineyard.”
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“and contended with the nobles and the rulers”
“[say they]”
“that we would not buy of them on the Sabbath”
“my brothers and my servants”