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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 18:24

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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18:24 millions of dollars (Greek 10,000 talents): The talent was the highest unit of currency, but its value fluctuated. The debt was clearly impossible to pay—this amount exceeded the tax revenue of all Galilee.
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