Matthew 18:21-35
Matthew 18:21-35 (Good News Translation)
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,
"Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times
do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"
22"No, not seven times," answered Jesus,
"but seventy times seven,
23because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a
king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.
24He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in
who owed him millions of dollars.
25The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king
ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all
that he had, in order to pay the debt.
26The servant fell on his knees before the king.
"Be patient with me," he begged,
"and I will pay you everything!"
27The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and
let him go.
28Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who
owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him.
"Pay back what you owe me!" he said.
29His fellow servant fell down and begged him,
"Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!"
30But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he
should pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very
upset and went to the king and told him everything.
32So he called the servant in.
"You worthless slave!" he said.
'I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you
asked me to.
33You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I
had mercy on you.
'
34The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to
be punished until he should pay back the whole amount.
"
35And Jesus concluded,
"That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you
unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
God bless you.
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked,
"Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times
do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"
22"No, not seven times," answered Jesus,
"but seventy times seven,
23because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a
king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.
24He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in
who owed him millions of dollars.
25The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king
ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all
that he had, in order to pay the debt.
26The servant fell on his knees before the king.
"Be patient with me," he begged,
"and I will pay you everything!"
27The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and
let him go.
28Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who
owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him.
"Pay back what you owe me!" he said.
29His fellow servant fell down and begged him,
"Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!"
30But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he
should pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very
upset and went to the king and told him everything.
32So he called the servant in.
"You worthless slave!" he said.
'I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you
asked me to.
33You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I
had mercy on you.
'
34The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to
be punished until he should pay back the whole amount.
"
35And Jesus concluded,
"That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you
unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
God bless you.
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