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 Bunun üzerine Petrus İsaya gelip, ‹‹Ya Rab›› dedi, ‹‹Kardeşim bana karşı kaç kez günah işlerse onu bağışlamalıyım? Yedi kez mi?››

22 İsa, ‹‹Yedi kez değil›› dedi. ‹‹Yetmiş kere yedi kez derim sana.

23 Şöyle ki, Göklerin Egemenliği, köleleriyle hesaplaşmak isteyen bir krala benzer.

24 Kral hesap görmeye başladığında kendisine, borcu on bin talantı bulan bir köle getirildi.

25 Kölenin ödeme gücü olmadığından efendisi onun, karısının, çocuklarının ve bütün malının satılıp borcun ödenmesini buyurdu.

26 Köle yere kapanıp efendisine, ‹Ne olur, sabret! Bütün borcumu ödeyeceğim› dedi.

27 Efendisi köleye acıdı, borcunu bağışlayıp onu salıverdi.

28 ‹‹Ama köle çıkıp gitti, kendisine yüz dinar borcu olan başka bir köleye rastladı. Onu yakalayıp, ‹Borcunu öde› diyerek boğazına sarıldı.

29 Bu köle yüzüstü yere kapandı, ‹Ne olur, sabret! Borcumu ödeyeceğim› diye yalvardı.

30 Ama ilk köle bunu reddetti. Gitti, borcunu ödeyinceye dek adamı zindana kapattı.

31 Öteki köleler, olanları görünce çok üzüldüler. Efendilerine gidip bütün olup bitenleri anlattılar.

32 ‹‹Bunun üzerine efendisi köleyi yanına çağırdı. ‹Ey kötü köle!› dedi. ‹Bana yalvardığın için bütün borcunu bağışladım.

33 Benim sana acıdığım gibi, senin de köle arkadaşına acıman gerekmez miydi?›

34 Bu öfkeyle efendisi, bütün borcunu ödeyinceye dek onu işkencecilere teslim etti.

35 ‹‹Eğer her biriniz kardeşini gönülden bağışlamazsa, göksel Babam da size öyle davranacaktır.››