Matthew 18:14–35

¹⁴So ^lit is not the will of my⁵ Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

If Your Brother Sins Against You

^15m“If your brother sins against you, ⁿgo and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have ^ogained your brother. ¹⁶But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established ^pby the evidence of two or three witnesses. ¹⁷If he refuses to listen to them, ^qtell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, ^rlet him be to you as ^sa Gentile and ^sa tax collector. ¹⁸Truly, I say to you, ^twhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed⁶ in heaven. ¹⁹Again I say to you, if two of you ^uagree on earth about anything they ask, ^vit will be done for them by my Father in heaven. ²⁰For where two or three are ^wgathered in my name, ^xthere am I among them.”

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

²¹Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often ^ywill my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? ^zAs many as seven times?” ²²Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.⁷

²³“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished ^ato settle accounts with his servants.^{8 24}When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ^bten thousand ^ctalents.^{9 25d}And since he could not pay, his master ordered him ^eto be sold, with his wife and ^fchildren and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶So the servant^{10 g}fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ ²⁷And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and ^dforgave him the debt. ²⁸But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred ^hdenarii,¹¹ and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ ²⁹So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ ³⁰He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. ³²Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. ³³ⁱAnd should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ ^34jAnd in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,^{12 k}until he should pay all his debt. ^35lSo also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother ^mfrom your heart.”