MAT 18:24 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἀρξαμένου
2. arχō
3. having begun
4. -
5. 7570
6. VPAM·GMS
7. ˓having˒ begun
8. ˓having˒ begun
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12493
1. Δέ
2. de
3. And
4. So
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 12494
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. of him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y32; R12483
11. 12495
1. συναίρειν
2. sunairō
3. to be settling accounts
4. -
5. 48680
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ settling_accounts
8. ˓to_be˒ settling_accounts
9. -
10. Y32; R12483
11. 12496
1. προσήχθη
2. prosagō
3. was brought
4. brought
5. 43170
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ brought
8. ˓was˒ brought
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12497
1. προσηνέχθη
2. prosferō
3. -
4. -
5. 43740
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ brought
8. ˓was˒ brought
9. -
10. -
11. 12498
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. R12483
11. 12499
1. εἱς
2. heis
3. one
4. -
5. 15200
6. S····NMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12500
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12501
1. ὀφειλέτης
2. ofeiletēs
3. +a debtor
4. -
5. 37810
6. N····NMS
7. ˓a˒ debtor
8. ˓a˒ debtor
9. -
10. Y32; F12509; F12510; F12529
11. 12502
1. πολλῶν
2. pollos
3. -
4. -
5. 41830
6. A····GNP
7. ˱of˲ many
8. ˱of˲ many
9. -
10. -
11. 12503
1. μυρίων
2. murios
3. of ten thousand
4. -
5. 34630
6. E····GNP
7. ˱of˲ ten_thousand
8. ˱of˲ ten_thousand
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12504
1. ταλάντων
2. talanton
3. talantons of silver
4. -
5. 50070
6. N····GNP
7. talantons\add _of_silver\add*
8. talents
9. -
10. Y32; F12675; F12711
11. 12505

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 18:21–35: Jesus told a parable about a servant who did not forgive

In this section, Jesus continued to talk about relationships among believers. He did this by telling a parable about a servant and a king. The king canceled the servant’s large debt. But the servant refused to cancel the small debt of his fellow servant. As a result the king punished the servant.

Jesus told this parable to show us that God has forgiven our many sins. So we should forgive the few sins that other people commit against us. If we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

The parable of the servant who refused to forgive

The necessity for forgiveness (JBP)

18:24a

As he began the settlements,

When he began to do this,
As he began to collect his money,

As he began the settlements: This clause indicates that the king had many servants to settle accounts with. They probably came to him one by one.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

When he began to do this (GW)

When the king began to collect his money (NCV)

As began to collect his money

18:24b

a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.

a servant who owed him ten thousand large coins was brought to him.
they brought to him one of the workers. This worker owed him millions.

a debtor was brought to him owing: The verb was brought indicates that other servants led in one by one each of the people who owed the king money. The picture is of the king perhaps on his throne with the servants who owed money waiting outside the throne room for their turn.

This verb is passive. Here are some other ways to translate it:

Use a passive verb. For example:
one of them was brought in who owed him (GNT)
Use an active verb. For example:
someone/they brought in one of the workers who owed him money

a debtor…owing: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as a debtor…owing is more literally “one debtor.” It refers to one of the servants who owed him money.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

one of his debtors…who owed him (NLT)

a man who owed him (NIV)

ten thousand talents: This phrase refers to an enormous sum of money. The number ten thousand was the largest number that could be named in Greek. The word “talent” refers to the weight of metal such as silver or gold (1 talent = about 30 kilograms). It was the largest weight at that time. So the phrase ten thousand talents refers to an amount of money that was almost beyond imagination.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Use the number 10,000 and borrow the word “talent” from English or a national language. Then explain the whole expression in a footnote. Here is a sample footnote:
The number 10,000 was the largest number you could say in Greek. A talent was the largest weight at the time. This was an enormous sum of money. It was so big you could not count it.
Use the number 10,000 and replace “talent” with another expression. For example:
10,000 large pieces of money
ten thousand bags of gold (NIVUK)
Use an expression that means “an enormous sum of money.” For example:
millions of coins

The last two options could also include a footnote. For example:

This was an enormous sum of money. It was so big you could not count it.

Some English versions use the American currency “dollars.” It is not recommended that you translate the term ten thousand talents using an amount of money in your national currency. The value of the currency used may change over time. In addition, using a modern currency removes this story from its historical setting.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀρξαμένου Δέ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσήχθη εἱς αὐτῷ ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων)

Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

συναίρειν

˓to_be˒_settling_accounts

Here, the phrase to take up together refers to settling accounts, that is, resolving any debts or loans between people. See how you translated the similar phrase in [18:23](../18/23.md). Alternate translation: [to settle]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

προσηνέχθη εἷς αὐτῷ ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀρξαμένου Δέ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσήχθη εἱς αὐτῷ ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [they brought to him one debtor of 10,000 talents]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων

˓a˒_debtor ˱of˲_ten_thousand talents

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe a debtor who owes 10,000 talents. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [debtor who owed 10,000 talents]

Note 5 topic: translate-bmoney

μυρίων ταλάντων

˱of˲_ten_thousand talents

A talent was a unit of money equivalent to about 6,000 denarii, that is, about 6,000 days’ wages for a hired worker. This was a very large, almost uncountable, amount of money. You could try to express this amount in terms of current monetary values, but that might cause your Bible translation to become outdated and inaccurate, since those values can change over time. So instead you might state something more general or give the equivalent in wages. Make sure that your translation shows that this is a very large sum of money. Alternate translation: [of a huge amount of money] or [of 60 million days’ wages]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. So
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y32
11. 12494
1. of him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. ˱of˲ him
8. ˱of˲ him
9. -
10. Y32; R12483
11. 12495
1. having begun
2. -
3. 7570
5. arχō
6. V-PAM·GMS
7. ˓having˒ begun
8. ˓having˒ begun
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12493
1. to be settling accounts
2. -
3. 48680
5. sunairō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ settling_accounts
8. ˓to_be˒ settling_accounts
9. -
10. Y32; R12483
11. 12496
1. one
2. -
3. 15200
5. heis
6. S-····NMS
7. one
8. one
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12500
1. +a debtor
2. -
3. 37810
5. ofeiletēs
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓a˒ debtor
8. ˓a˒ debtor
9. -
10. Y32; F12509; F12510; F12529
11. 12502
1. of ten thousand
2. -
3. 34630
5. murios
6. E-····GNP
7. ˱of˲ ten_thousand
8. ˱of˲ ten_thousand
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12504
1. talantons of silver
2. -
3. 50070
5. talanton
6. N-····GNP
7. talantons\add _of_silver\add*
8. talents
9. -
10. Y32; F12675; F12711
11. 12505
1. was brought
2. brought
3. 43170
5. prosagō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˓was˒ brought
8. ˓was˒ brought
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12497
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y32
11. 12501

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear MAT 18:24

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 18:21–35: Jesus told a parable about a servant who did not forgive

18:24a

18:24b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)