The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

21 Then 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?”

22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.¹

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished ^ato settle accounts with his servants.² 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ^bten thousand ^ctalents.³ 25 ^dAnd 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.