Matthew 18:28
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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.But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
In other translations
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.But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
Greek words
ἐξελθὼνexelthōnHaving gone outG1831δὲdehoweverG1161ὁhotheG3588δοῦλοςdoulosservantG1401ἐκεῖνοςekeinossameG1565εὗρενheurenfoundG2147ἕναhenaoneG1520τῶνtōnof theG3588συνδούλωνsundoulōnfellow servantsG4889αὐτοῦautouof himG846ὃςhoswhoG3739ὤφειλενōpheilenwas owingG3784αὐτῷautōto himG846ἑκατὸνhekatona hundredG1540δηνάρια,dēnariadenarii,G1220καὶkaiandG2532κρατήσαςkratēsashaving seizedG2902αὐτὸνautonhimG846ἔπνιγενepnigenhe was throttling [him]G4155λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004ἀπόδοςapodosdo payG591μοιmoito meG3165εἴeiifG1487τιtianyG5100ὀφείλεις.opheileisyou owe.’G3784
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