{"id":9770,"date":"2024-08-27T13:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9770"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","slug":"matthew-18-the-parable-of-the-unmerciful-servant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9770","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot; wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>21&nbsp;<\/sup>Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, \u201cLord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?&nbsp;Up to seven times?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered,\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cI tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fe0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cTherefore, the kingdom of heaven is like\u00a0a king who wanted to settle accounts\u00a0with his servants.\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold\u00a0was brought to him.\u00a0<sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>Since he was not able to pay,\u00a0the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold\u00a0to repay the debt.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAt this the servant fell on his knees before him.\u00a0\u2018Be patient with me,\u2019 he begged, \u2018and I will pay back everything.\u2019\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>The servant\u2019s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fc0101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.\u00a0He grabbed him and began to choke him. \u2018Pay back what you owe me!\u2019 he demanded.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cHis fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, \u2018Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.\u2019<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#f90101\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\"><sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBut he refused. 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