21 Então Pedro, aproximando-se dele, disse: Senhor, até quantas vezes pecará meu irmão contra mim, e eu lhe perdoarei? Até sete?

22 Jesus lhe disse: Não te digo que até sete; mas, até setenta vezes sete.

23 Por isso o reino dos céus pode comparar-se a um certo rei que quis fazer contas com os seus servos;

24 E, começando a fazer contas, foi-lhe apresentado um que lhe devia dez mil talentos;

25 E, não tendo ele com que pagar, o seu senhor mandou que ele, e sua mulher e seus filhos fossem vendidos, com tudo quanto tinha, para que a dívida se lhe pagasse.

26 Então aquele servo, prostrando-se, o reverenciava, dizendo: Senhor, sê generoso para comigo, e tudo te pagarei.

27 Então o senhor daquele servo, movido de íntima compaixão, soltou-o e perdoou-lhe a dívida.

28 Saindo, porém, aquele servo, encontrou um dos seus conservos, que lhe devia cem dinheiros, e, lançando mão dele, sufocava-o, dizendo: Paga-me o que me deves.

29 Então o seu conservo, prostrando-se a seus pés, rogava-lhe, dizendo: Sê generoso para comigo, e tudo te pagarei.

30 Ele, porém, não quis, antes foi lançá-lo na prisão, até que pagasse a dívida.

31 Vendo, pois, os seus conservos o que acontecia, contristaram-se muito, e foram declarar ao seu senhor tudo o que se passara.

32 Então o seu senhor, chamando-o à sua presença, disse-lhe: Servo malvado, perdoei-te toda aquela dívida, porque me suplicaste.

33 Não devias tu, igualmente, ter compaixão do teu conservo, como eu também tive misericórdia de ti?

34 E, indignado, o seu senhor o entregou aos atormentadores, até que pagasse tudo o que lhe devia.

35 Assim vos fará, também, meu Pai celestial, se do coração não perdoardes, cada um a seu irmão, as suas ofensas.

21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22 Jesus said to him, I say not to you, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

25 But for as much as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that you owe.

29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and sought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said to him, O you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you desired me:

33 Should not you also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?

34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also to you, if you from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.