You desired me — Or better, you entreated me. In the story of the parable, the man had not specifically asked for this. H…

The wretch was not condemned unheard; his lord only judged him after he had called him. His lord and king set the matter before him very clearly an…

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

The king now calls the servant whom he had forgiven “wicked” (v.32) and, forgoing selling him, turns him over to the “torturers” (cf. vv.6, 8–9). H…

Then his Lord, after that he had called him
Or ordered him to be called, and brought before him,

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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: