Parable of the unforgiving servant.
Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like
a king who wanted to settle accounts
with his servants. As he began the
settlement, a man who owed him 10,000
bags of gold was brought to him. Since
he was not able to pay, the master
ordered that he and his wife and his
children and all that he had be sold to
repay the debi. At this, the servant
fell on his knees before him. Be patient
with me, he begged, and I will pay back
everything. The servant's master took
pity on him, canceled the debt, and let
him go.
But when that servant went out, he found
one of his fellow servants who owed him
a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him
and began to choke him. "Pay back what
you owe me," he demanded.
His fellow servant fell to his knees and
begged him, "Be patient with me and I
will pay it back."
but he refused. Instead, he went off and
had the man thrown into prison until he
could pay the debt. When the other
servants saw what had happened, they
were outraged and went and told their
master everything that had happened.
Then the master called the servant in.
"You wicked servant," he said. "I
canceled all that debt of yours because
you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had
mercy on your fellow servant just as I
had on you?" In anger, his master handed
him over to the jailers to be tortured
until he should pay back all he owed.
This is how my heavenly father will
treat each of you unless you forgive
your brother or sister from your heart.
Jesus.