Matthew 18:33

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’”

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BSBPD

“Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:33 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  2. Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
  3. Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  4. Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
  5. Colossians 3:13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

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