Matthew 18:33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Cross-reference
Matthew 5:7 promises mercy to the merciful — the principle the unforgiving servant failed to live by, resulting in his own condemnation.
Matthew 5:44 commands loving enemies—the master here expects at least mercy for a fellow servant, a basic standard.
In Luke 6:36, Jesus commands to be merciful as the Father is merciful — same basis for mercy as the master's pity here.
Ephesians 4:32 echoes: forgive as God forgave you — direct parallel to the master's expectation of compassion.
Colossians 3:13 directly parallels: forgive as the Lord forgave you — same basis for the master's demand.
Psalm 109:16 condemns one who 'did not remember to show kindness' — exactly the sin of the unforgiving servant.
Jonah 4:11 uses the same rhetorical question about compassion — God's pity on Nineveh mirrors the master's pity, highlighting the expected response.
Luke 10:33 shows a Samaritan having compassion on a stranger — the active compassion the servant should have shown his fellow servant.
1 John 4:11 says we ought to love because God loved us — the same logic: mercy received should lead to mercy shown.
Deuteronomy 15:15 bases generosity on remembering redemption — same logic as showing pity because you received pity.
Exodus 23:9 commands compassion based on Israel's own oppression — similar principle of remembering mercy received.
Psalm 18:25 states God shows mercy to the merciful — reinforces that the forgiven servant should be merciful.
1 Peter 3:8 commands compassion for one another — a general application of the specific failure in the parable.