Matthew 18:21-35 - The Parable Of The Unforgiving Slave

21 Then Peter came up to Him and asked, "Lord, how many times may my brother wrong me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven?"

22 Jesus answered him: "I tell you, not as many as seven, but as many as seventy times seven! 23 So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves, 24 And when he began, a man was brought to him who owed him ten million dollars. 25 And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.

26 So the slave fell down at his feet and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you every cent of it.' 27 And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled.

28 "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, demanding, 'Pay me what you owe me!'

29 "And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.' 30 But he refused and went out and had him put in jail until he should pay the debt. 31 "When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly troubled, and went and reported all that happened to their master.

32 Then his master called to him, and said, 'I cancelled all that huge debt of yours, because you pleaded with me to do so. 33 Ought you not to have shown mercy to your fellow-slave, as I too had done for you?' 34 And the master was enraged and turned him over to the official torturers, until he should pay the whole debt. 35 This is the way my heavenly Father too will deal with you, if you do not, each one, heartily forgive your brother."