21 Então Pedro, aproximando-se, lhe perguntou: Senhor, quantas vezes pecará meu irmão contra mim, que lhe hei de perdoar? será até sete vezes?

22 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Não te digo que até sete vezes, mas até setenta vezes sete.

23 Por isso o reino dos céus é semelhante a um rei, que resolveu ajustar contas com os seus servos.

24 Tendo começado a ajustá-las, trouxeram-lhe um que lhe devia dez mil talentos.

25 Não tendo, porém, o servo com que pagar, ordenou o seu senhor que fossem vendidos-ele, sua mulher, seus filhos e tudo quanto possuía, e que se pagasse a dívida.

26 O servo, pois, prostrando-se, o reverenciava, dizendo: Tem paciência comigo, que te pagarei tudo.

27 O senhor teve compaixão daquele servo, deixou-o ir e perdoou-lhe a dívida.

28 Tendo saído, porém, aquele servo, encontrou um dos seus companheiros, que lhe devia cem denários; e segurando-o, o sufocava, dizendo-lhe: Paga o que me deves.

29 Este, caindo-lhe aos pés, implorava: Tem paciência comigo, que te pagarei.

30 Ele, porém, não o atendeu; mas foi-se embora e mandou conservá-lo preso, até que pagasse a dívida.

31 Vendo, pois, os seus companheiros o que se tinha passado, ficaram muitíssimo tristes, e foram contar ao seu senhor tudo o que havia acontecido.

32 Então o seu senhor, chamando-o, disse-lhe: Servo malvado, eu te perdoei toda aquela dívida, porque me pediste;

33 não devias tu também ter compaixão do teu companheiro, como eu tive de ti?

34 Irou-se o seu senhor e o entregou aos verdugos, até que pagasse tudo o que lhe devia.

35 Assim também meu Pai celestial vos fará, se cada um de vós do íntimo do coração não perdoar a seu irmão.

21 Then Peter having come near to him, said, Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?

22 Jesus saith to him, I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

23 Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

24 and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

25 and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

27 and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

28 And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

29 His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

30 and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

31 And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

32 then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

33 did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

34 And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

35 so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.