Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow blasphemes.”

But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’

So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.

Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’

and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;