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Matthew 18:33
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KJ21
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?’
ASV
shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
AMP
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave [who owed you little by comparison], as I had mercy on you?’
AMPC
And should you not have had pity and mercy on your fellow attendant, as I had pity and mercy on you?
BRG
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
CSB
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
CSBA
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you? ”
CEB
Shouldn’t you also have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
CJB
Shouldn’t you have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’
CEV
Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?”
DARBY
shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?
DLNT
Should not you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I also had mercy on you?’
DRA
Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?
ERV
So you should have given that other man who serves with you the same mercy I gave you.’
EASY
I was kind to you. You should have been kind to that other servant in the same way.”
EHV
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?’
ESV
And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
ESVUK
And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
EXB
·You should have [L Shouldn’t you have…?] showed mercy to ·that other servant [your fellow servant/slave], just as I showed mercy to you.’
GNV
Oughtest not thou also to have had pity on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?
GW
Shouldn’t you have treated the other servant as mercifully as I treated you?’
GNT
You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.’
HCSB
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’
ICB
I had mercy on you. You should have had the same mercy on that other servant.’
ISV
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
PHILLIPS
Then his master called him in. “‘You wicked servant!’ he said. ‘Didn’t I cancel all that debt when you begged me to do so? Oughtn’t you to have taken pity on your fellow-servant as I, your master, took pity on you? And his master in anger handed him over to the gaolers till he should repay the whole debt. This is how my Heavenly Father will treat you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.”
JUB
was it not also expedient unto thee to have mercy on thy fellowslave even as I had mercy on thee?
KJV
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
AKJV
shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
LSB
Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’
LEB
Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’
TLB
shouldn’t you have mercy on others, just as I had mercy on you?’
MSG
“The king summoned the man and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave your entire debt when you begged me for mercy. Shouldn’t you be compelled to be merciful to your fellow servant who asked for mercy?’ The king was furious and put the screws to the man until he paid back his entire debt. And that’s exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn’t forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy.”
MEV
Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?’
MOUNCE
And should not you also have had mercy on · your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
NOG
Shouldn’t you have treated the other servant as mercifully as I treated you?’
NABRE
Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’
NASB
Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’
NASB1995
Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’
NCB
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on you?’
NCV
You should have showed mercy to that other servant, just as I showed mercy to you.’
NET
Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
NIRV
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on the other servant just as I had mercy on you?’
NIV
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
NIVUK
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?”
NKJV
Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’
NLV
Should you not have had pity on the other servant, even as I had pity on you?’
NLT
Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
NMB
Was it not right also that you should have had compassion on your fellow, just as I had pity on you?
NRSVA
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow-slave, as I had mercy on you?”
NRSVACE
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow-slave, as I had mercy on you?”
NRSVCE
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’
NRSVUE
Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’
NTFE
Shouldn’t you have taken pity on your colleague, like I took pity on you?’
OJB
Was it not necessary also for you to have rachamim (mercy) upon your fellow servant?
RGT
“‘Ought not you also have had pity on your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?’
RSV
and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
RSVCE
and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
TLV
Wasn’t it necessary for you also to show mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed mercy to you?’
VOICE
What would be the faithful response to such latitude and generosity? Surely you should have shown the same charity to a friend who was in your debt.”
WEB
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
WE
You should have been kind to the other servant, as I was kind to you."
WYC
Therefore whether it behooved not also thee to have mercy on thine even-servant [on thy even-servant], as [also] I had mercy on thee?
YLT
did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
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