²⁶“But the servant fell on his knees and begged, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything I owe.’ ²⁷The master felt sorry for his servant and told him he did not have to pay it back. Then he let the servant go free.

²⁸“Later, that same servant found another servant who owed him a few dollars. The servant grabbed him around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’

²⁹“The other servant fell on his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything I owe.’

³⁰“But the first servant refused to be patient. He threw the other servant into prison until he could pay everything he owed. ³¹When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry. So they went and told their master all that had happened.

³²“Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant! Because you begged me to forget what you owed, I told you that you did not have to pay anything. ³³You should have showed mercy to that other servant, just as I showed mercy to you.’ ³⁴The master was very angry and put the servant in prison to be punished until he could pay everything he owed.

³⁵“This king did what my heavenly Father will do to you if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

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