Mateus 18

Forgiveness

21 Then Peter came up and said to Him, "Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?" 22 Jesus *said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to *18:22 Or possibly seventy times sevenseventy-seven times.

23 "For this reason the kingdom of heaven * 18:23 Lit has been compared to is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.24 And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him *18:24 By one estimate, a debt of 60 million working days for a laborerten thousand talents was brought to him.25 But since he *18:25 Or was unable todid not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.26 So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’27 And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and forgave him the *18:27 Or loandebt.28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred *18:28 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborerdenarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’29 So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’30 But he was unwilling, *18:30 Lit butand went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed.31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened.32 Then summoning him, his master *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.33 Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’34 And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the *18:34 I.e., jailors assigned to torture prisonerstorturers until he would repay all that was owed him.35 My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your *18:35 Lit heartsheart."