Mat 18:23-24 | ESV | STEP | Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants .

Matthew 18:23-24

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished ^ato settle accounts with his servants. ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verses 28, 31} 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ^cten thousand ^dtalents. ^{▼▼A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer}