Matthew:18:21-35

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* Then Peter came and said to him , "Lord , how often shall my brother sin against me , and I forgive him ? Until seven times ?" * Jesus said to him , "I don 't tell you until seven times , but , until seventy times seven . * Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king , who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants . * When he had begun to reconcile , one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents . {Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money , equivalent to about 60 ,000 ,000 denarii , where one denarius was typical of one day 's wages for agricultural labor .} * But because he couldn 't pay , his lord commanded him to be sold , with his wife , his children , and all that he had , and payment to be made . * The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him , saying , 'Lord , have patience with me , and I will repay you all !' * The lord of that servant , being moved with compassion , released him , and forgave him the debt . * "But that servant went out , and found one of his fellow servants , who owed him one hundred denarii , {100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent .} and he grabbed him , and took him by the throat , saying , 'Pay me what you owe !' * "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him , saying , 'Have patience with me , and I will repay you !' * He would not , but went and cast him into prison , until he should pay back that which was due . * So when his fellow servants saw what was done , they were exceedingly sorry , and came and told to their lord all that was done . * Then his lord called him in , and said to him , 'You wicked servant ! I forgave you all that debt , because you begged me . * Shouldn 't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant , even as I had mercy on you ?' * His lord was angry , and delivered him to the tormentors , until he should pay all that was due to him . * So my heavenly Father will also do to you , if you don 't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds ."

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