Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18 v 21-35

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Matthew 18 v 21-35

1 Peter came to Jesus and

asked, ‘Lord, how many
times shall I forgive my
brother or sister who
sins against me? Up to
seven times?’

2 Jesus answered, ‘Not

seven times but seventy
times seven times.’
Then he told this
parable...

3 ... A king wanted to

settle his accounts with
his servants. One man
who owed him 10,000
bags of gold was
brought in. Since he was
not able to repay his
debts, the King ordered
that he, along with his
wife and children, had to
be sold as slaves.
4 The servant fell to his
knees. ‘Be patient with
me,’ he begged. ‘I will
repay everything.’

5 The king took pity on

him, cancelled the debt
and let him go.

6 But on his way out the

servant saw a fellow
servant who owed him
100 silver coins.

7 He grabbed him by the

neck and began to
choke him. ‘Pay back
what you owe me!’ he
demanded.’ The man fell
to his knees and begged
him, ‘Be patient with me
and I will pay you back.’

8 The servant refused and

had the man put in
prison until he paid the
debt.
9 When the other servants
saw what had happened,
they were outraged and
went and told the king
what had happened.

10 The king summoned the

servant. ‘You wicked
servant,’ he said, ‘I
cancelled all your debt
when you begged me to.
Shouldn’t you have
shown the same mercy
to your fellow servant?’

11 The king was angry and

handed his servant over
to the jailors to be
punished until he paid
back all he owed ...

12 .... ‘This is how my

Heavenly Father will
treat each of you unless
you forgive your brother
or sister from your
heart,’ said Jesus.

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