Matthew 18:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The fellow servant pleads in the very words the first servant had used.
What Does Matthew 18:29 Mean?
The fellow servant falls down and pleads in almost the exact words the first servant had used before the king: have patience with me, and I will pay you all. The echo is deliberate and pointed.
Here is the same posture, the same plea, the same hope of mercy. The forgiven servant is hearing his own desperate prayer spoken back to him. Everything in the scene invites him to remember the compassion he received and to pass it on. The debt is small and the request is humble; mercy would cost him so little. The moment tests whether received grace has become given grace.
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What does Matthew 18:29 mean?
The fellow servant pleads in the very words the first servant had used.