John Gill's Exposition on Matthew 18:32

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then his Lord, after that he had called him, etc.] Or ordered him to be called, and brought before him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant! Munster’s Hebrew Gospel reads, “thou servant of Belial”; thou cruel and hard hearted man to thy fellow servant, and ungrateful creature to me, on whom my goodness to thee has not made any impression, nor taken any effect: I forgave thee all that debt: all that vast debt of ten thousand talents, and that freely: because thou desiredst me: not to forgive the debt, but to have patience, and give time, and therefore unasked forgave the whole sum, every farthing of it; which was such an instance of pure goodness, as was enough to have wrought upon an heart of stone, and engaged the most tender concern and pity for a fellow creature, as well as filled with thankfulness to the kind benefactor. The favour so lately bestowed on him is justly observed as an aggravation of his wickedness.

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