21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?

22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.

23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.

26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.

31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:

33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.

21 Alors Pierre, s'étant approché, lui dit: Seigneur, combien de fois pardonnerai-je à mon frère, lorsqu'il péchera contre moi?

22 Sera-ce jusqu'à sept fois? Jésus lui répondit: Je ne te dis pas jusqu'à sept fois, mais jusqu'à septante fois sept fois.

23 C'est pourquoi le royaume des cieux est semblable à un roi qui voulut faire l'inventaire avec ses serviteurs.

24 Quand il eut commencé de compter, on lui en amena un qui lui devait dix mille talents;

25 Et parce qu'il n'avait pas de quoi payer, son maître commanda qu'il fût vendu, lui, sa femme et ses enfants, et tout ce qu'il avait, afin que la dette fût payée.

26 Et ce serviteur, se jetant à terre, le suppliait, en disant: Seigneur, aie patience envers moi, et je te payerai tout.

27 Alors le maître de ce serviteur, ému de compassion, le laissa aller, et lui remit la dette.

28 Mais ce serviteur, étant sorti, rencontra un de ses compagnons de service, qui lui devait cent deniers, et, l'ayant saisi, il l'étranglait, en disant: Paye-moi ce que tu me dois.

29 Et son compagnon de service, se jetant à ses pieds, le suppliait, en disant: Aie patience envers moi, et je te payerai tout.

30 Mais lui ne le voulut point, et, s'en étant allé, le fit jeter en prison, jusqu'à ce qu'il eût payé la dette.

31 Ses compagnons de service, voyant ce qui s'était passé, en furent fort attristés; et ils vinrent rapporter à leur maître tout ce qui était arrivé.

32 Alors son maître le fit venir et lui dit: Méchant serviteur, je t'avais remis toute cette dette, parce que tu m'en avais prié;

33 Ne te fallait-il pas aussi avoir pitié de ton compagnon de service, comme j'avais eu pitié de toi?

34 Et son maître, étant irrité, le livra aux bourreaux, jusqu'à ce qu'il eût payé tout ce qu'il lui devait.

35 C'est ainsi que vous fera mon Père céleste, si vous ne pardonnez pas, chacun de vous, de tout son cœur, à son frère ses fautes.