A moment in scripture
Matthew 18:26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
The surrounding passage
- Matthew 18:24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
- Matthew 18:25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
- Matthew 18:27
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
- Matthew 18:28
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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.