"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!'

"And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

"When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly troubled, and went and reported all that happened to their master.

Ought you not to have shown mercy to your fellow-slave, as I too had done for you?'

and begins to beat his fellow-slaves, and keeps on eating and drinking with those who get drunk,

Then he went out into the gateway, and another waiting girl saw him, and said to those there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene."

He answered, "Yes." When Jesus reached home -- He got there ahead of Simon -- He asked him, "What do you think about it, Simon? From whom do civil rulers collect duties or taxes, from their own citizens or from aliens?"

He answered, "From aliens." Jesus said to him, "So their own citizens are exempt,