Shouldst thou not? (ουκ εδε σε?) "Was it not nece ary?" The king fits the cap on this wicked slave that he put on the poor debtor.…

Even as I had pity on you—The comparison of the two acts, and the implied assumption that the pity of the one act would follow the…

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…

Shouldest not thou also have had compa ion .
&c.] It is but reasonable, what ought to be, and may be expected, that …

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…