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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The law of forgiveness. I. THE CONVERSATION WITH ST . PETER . 1 . Peter ' s question . The Lord had intimated the duty of gentleness in dealing with offences. Every effort was to be used to reconcile the offending brother; he was to be approached with all gentleness, with all Christian tact, if so be that he might be won back to Christ and to the Church. Peter wished for a definite rule to guide him in carrying out the Lord's directions. According to the rabbis, an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The unmerciful servant. The form of Peter's question shows that he still considered that to forgive was not the law of the kingdom, but a tentative measure which might at any moment be revoked, that underneath the forgiveness there lies the right to revenge. We also know this feeling of Peter's, that in forgiving we are doing something more than could be demanded of us. And this feeling, wherever it exists, shows that we are living with retaliation for the law, forgiveness for the exception.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The limits of mercy. Peter's question here was suggested by his Lord's doctrine concerning Christian judgment ( Matthew 18:15-20 ). "Then came Peter," etc. The form of Peter's question may have been suggested by the custom of the rabbins who from Amos 1:3 —"For three transgressions, and for four, I will not turn away wrath"—held that three offences were to be forgiven, and not the fourth; or, uniting the two numbers, made "seven times" the extreme limit of their forgiveness. The Lord's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

I say not unto thee. Jesus gives the full weight of his authority to his precept, in distinction from Peter's suggestion and rabbinical glosses. Seventy times seven. No specific number, but practically unlimited. There is no measure to forgiveness; it must be practised whenever occasion arises. Some translate, "seventy-seven times," making an allusion to the retribution exacted from Lamech: "If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold" ( Genesis 4:24 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

The Christian limit of forgiveness, "Until seventy times seven." This is no fixed number. It is a figurative way of saying that there is, and there can be, no limit to Christian forgiveness. To understand the point and force of St. Peter's question, it is necessary to know the rabbinical rules of forgiveness with which he would be familiar. It was a settled rule of the rabbis that forgiveness should not be extended more than three times. Edersheim says, "It was a principle of rabbinism that,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23

Therefore ; i . e . because such is the infinite nature of the pardon to be meted out to an offending brother. The kingdom of heaven. The rule observed in the government of Christ's kingdom with regard to forgiveness is represented by the procedure of a certain earthly king. The picture supposes some great Oriental potentate, with numerous viceroys or satraps, who have to render to him an account of revenues received. These are called servants in the sense that, though they are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23-35

Christ illustrates his precept by the parable of the unmerciful servant, and the stern lesson which he himself enunciates at its close . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23-35

The hard debtor. This parable follows our Lord's answer to St. Peter's question about the limits of forgiveness. The great reason why we should forgive freely is that we have been freely forgiven much more than any men owe to us. I. THE GREAT DEBT . This represents what the sinner owes to God. We pray that God will forgive us our debts ( Matthew 6:12 ). Deficiencies of duty are like debts considered as arrears of payments. Positive transgressions are like debts, through our... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:22

Till seven times? - The Jews caught that a man was to forgive another three times, but not the fourth. Peter more than doubled this, and asked whether forgiveness was to be exercised to so great an extent.I say not unto thee, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven - The meaning is, that we are not to limit our forgiveness to any fixed number of times. See Genesis 4:24. As often as a brother injures us and asks forgiveness, we are to forgive him. It is, indeed, his duty to ask... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:23

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... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 18:23-35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 18:23

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