Matthew 18:23

The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave

18:23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. ¹ 

Luke 16:2

16:2 So ²  he called the manager ³  in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? ⁴  Turn in the account of your administration, ⁵  because you can no longer be my manager.’

[18:23]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[16:2]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the reports the man received about his manager.

[16:2]  ³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁴ sn Although phrased as a question, the charges were believed by the owner, as his dismissal of the manager implies.

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Or “stewardship”; the Greek word οἰκονομία (oikonomia) is cognate with the noun for the manager (οἰκονόμος, oikonomo").