Had not wherewith to pay (μη εχοντος αυτου αποδουνα). There is no "wherewith" in the Greek. This idiom is seen in Lu 7:42; 14:14;[…

His lord commanded him to be sold, etc. By the laws of the Hebrews, they were permitted to sell debtors, with their wives and children, in…

His lord commanded him to be sold — The framework of the parable was necessarily drawn from human laws, and, except for indicating…

The debtor was penniless; he had nothing with which to pay. The creditor took possession of the man, and his lord commanded him to be sold. His wif…

St. John Chrysostom: So that no one would think the Lord had commanded something great and burdensome in saying that we must f…

We glimpse some idea of the size of the indebtedness when we recall that David donated three thousand talents of gold and seven thousand talents of…

His master ordered him to be sold.

It would be an idle exercise of ingenuity to examine every minute clause here. For God does not …

But forasmuch as he had not to pay
Every sinner is insolvent; sinful man has run out the whole stock of nature, and …

Although we live entirely on mercy and forgiveness, we are reluctant to forgive the offenses of our brothers and sisters. This parable shows how mu…

Here a parable is related, and He does three things:

1. The divine mercy is suggested.
2. Ingratitude is mentioned, where it is sai…