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# General Information:
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This is the end of the part of the story that began in [Matthew 18:1 ](../18/01.md ), where Jesus teaches about life in the kingdom of heaven.
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# Connecting Statement:
Jesus concludes his parable about forgiveness and reconciliation.
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# His master
"The king"
# handed him over
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"gave him over." Most likely the king himself did not take the first servant to the torturers. Alternate translation: "he ordered his servants to give him over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# to the torturers
"to those who would torture him"
# that was owed
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "that the first servant owed the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])