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 Então Pedro foi ter com ele e perguntou-lhe: Senhor, quantas vezes devo perdoar a um irmão que pecar contra mim? Sete vezes, talvez?

22 Não!, respondeu Jesus. Setenta vezes sete!

23 O reino dos céus pode comparar-se com um rei que resolveu pôr as suas contas em dia. Enquanto o fazia, foi-lhe trazido um dos seus devedores que lhe devia dez mil moedas de ouro

25 Como não pudesse pagar, o rei mandou que ele, sua mulher e filhos, e todos os seus bens, fossem vendidos para liquidar a dívida. Mas o homem ajoelhou-se diante do rei e implorou-lhe: 'Senhor, tem paciência, que eu pago-te tudo. O rei, com pena dele, soltou-o e perdoou-lhe a dívida.

28 Mas, mal saiu da presença do rei, o homem foi ter com outro que lhe devia uns tostões, e, agarrando-o pelo pescoço, exigiu-lhe que pagasse logo ali. O homem ajoelhou-se e pediu-lhe muito que lhe desse mais algum tempo. 'Tem paciência que eu pago , prometeu. Mas o credor é que não queria esperar e mandou o homem ser metido na prisão até pagar toda a dívida.

31 Os amigos do preso foram ter com o rei e contaram-lhe o que se tinha passado.

32 O rei mandou chamar o homem a quem tinha perdoado e disse-lhe: 'Miserável! Perdoei-te a tua enorme dívida por mo teres pedido,

33 e tu não devias ter pena dos outros, como eu tive de ti?

34 Então, o rei, muito zangado, mandou o homem para a cadeia até pagar o último escudo que devia.

35 O mesmo fará o meu Pai celestial convosco se não quiserem perdoar verdadeiramente os vossos irmãos.