NET

32 Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

Darby

32 Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because^D6838 thou besoughtest me;

Darby Bible Notes

because - The word denotes more a consequence or motive than a cause. see 'since,' ch. 27.6; 'forasmuch,' Luke 1.1. Hence used when a negative cause, so to speak, is spoken of, as Luke 1.34; Rom. 11.6.

KJV

32 “Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:”