21 Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"

22 Jesus said to him, "I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’ 27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.

28 "But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

29 "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’ 30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ 34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him. 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

21 Toe kom Petrus na Hom en sê: Here, hoe dikwels sal my broeder teen my sondig en ek hom vergewe? Tot sewe maal toe?

22 Jesus antwoord hom: Ek sê vir jou, nie tot sewe maal toe nie, maar tot sewentig maal sewe toe.

23 Daarom word die koninkryk van die hemele vergelyk met 'n sekere koning wat met sy diensknegte wou afreken.

24 En toe hy begin afreken, word daar een na hom gebring wat tien duisend talente skuldig was.

25 En omdat hy nie kon betaal nie, gee sy heer bevel dat hy verkoop moet word, en sy vrou en sy kinders en alles wat hy het, en dat betaal moet word.

26 Toe val die dienskneg neer en buig voor hom en sê: Heer, wees lankmoedig met my, en ek sal u alles betaal.

27 En die heer van daardie dienskneg het innig jammer vir hom gevoel en hom losgelaat en hom die skuld kwytgeskeld.

28 Maar toe daardie dienskneg uitgaan en een van sy medediensknegte vind wat hom honderd pennings skuldig was, het hy hom aan die keel gegryp en gesê: Betaal my wat jy skuld.

29 Sy mededienskneg val toe voor sy voete neer en smeek hom en sê: Wees lankmoedig met my, en ek sal jou alles betaal.

30 En hy wou nie, maar het gegaan en hom in die gevangenis gewerp totdat hy die skuld sou betaal het.

31 En toe sy medediensknegte sien wat gebeur het, was hulle baie bedroef, en hulle het gegaan en aan hulle heer meegedeel alles wat gebeur het.

32 Daarop roep sy heer hom en sê vir hom: Jou slegte dienskneg, al daardie skuld het ek jou kwytgeskeld, omdat jy my gesmeek het;

33 moes jy nie jou mededienskneg ook barmhartig wees soos ek jou ook barmhartig gewees het nie?

34 En sy heer het hom in toorn oorgegee aan die pynigers totdat hy sou betaal het alles wat hy hom skuldig was.

35 So sal ook my hemelse Vader aan julle doen as julle nie elkeen sy broeder van harte sy oortredinge vergewe nie.