Commentaries on Matthew 18:26

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

The servant therefore fell down,.... At his feet, upon his knees, or on his face, to the ground; not being able to stand before him, or look him in the face, and much less to answer the demands of his law and justice; but owned the debt, and his present inability to pay, and worshipped him: the Vulgate Latin reads it, "prayed", or entreated him, saying, Lord have patience with me; give me but...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

The gospels are, in short, a record of what Jesus began both to do and to teach. In the foregoing chapter, we had an account of his doings, in this, of his teachings; probably, not all at the same time, in a continued discourse, but at several times, upon divers occasions, here put together, as near akin. We have here, I. Instructions concerning humility, ver. 1-6. II. Concerning offences in...