21 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not wherewith 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 thee all. 27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. 29 So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: 33 shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 35 So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

21 Então Pedro se aproximou dele e disse: Senhor, quantas vezes devo perdoar a meu irmão, quando ele pecar contra mim? Até sete vezes?

22 Respondeu Jesus: Não te digo até sete vezes, mas até setenta vezes sete.

23 Por isso, o Reino dos céus é comparado a um rei que quis ajustar contas com seus servos.

24 Quando começou a ajustá-las, trouxeram-lhe um que lhe devia dez mil talentos.

25 Como ele não tinha com que pagar, seu senhor ordenou que fosse vendido, ele, sua mulher, seus filhos e todos os seus bens para pagar a dívida.

26 Este servo, então, prostrou-se por terra diante dele e suplicava-lhe: Dá-me um prazo, e eu te pagarei tudo!

27 Cheio de compaixão, o senhor o deixou ir embora e perdoou-lhe a dívida.

28 Apenas saiu dali, encontrou um de seus companheiros de serviço que lhe devia cem denários. Agarrou-o na garganta e quase o estrangulou, dizendo: Paga o que me deves!

29 O outro caiu-lhe aos pés e pediu-lhe: Dá-me um prazo e eu te pagarei!

30 Mas, sem nada querer ouvir, este homem o fez lançar na prisão, até que tivesse pago sua dívida.

31 Vendo isto, os outros servos, profundamente tristes, vieram contar a seu senhor o que se tinha passado.

32 Então o senhor o chamou e lhe disse: Servo mau, eu te perdoei toda a dívida porque me suplicaste.

33 Não devias também tu compadecer-te de teu companheiro de serviço, como eu tive piedade de ti?

34 E o senhor, encolerizado, entregou-o aos algozes, até que pagasse toda a sua dívida.

35 Assim vos tratará meu Pai celeste, se cada um de vós não perdoar a seu irmão, de todo seu coração.