21 Then coming to him the Peter, said: O lord, how often shall sin against me the brother of me, and I shall forgive him? till seven times?

22 Says to him the Jesus: Not I say to thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

23 Therefore this has been compared the kingdom of the heavens to a man king, who wished to settle an account with the slaves of him.

24 Having begun and of him to settle, they brought to him one a debtor of ten thousand talents.

25 Not having but of him to pay, ordered him the lord of him to be sold, and the wife of him, and the children, and all as much as he had, and payment to be made.

26 Falling down therefore the slave he prostrated to him, saying: O lord, have patience with me, and all to thee I will pay.

27 being moved with pity then the lord of the slave of that, loosed him, and the debt remitted to him.

28 Going out but the slave that, found one of the fellowslaves of him, who owned to him a hundred denarii; and seizing him he coked him, saying: Pay to me if any thing thou owest.

29 Falling down therefore the fellowslave of him, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and all I will pay to thee.

30 He and not he would; but going away he cast him into prison, till he should pay that he was owing.

31 Seeing and the fellowslaves of him that having been done, were grieved much; and going they related to the lord of them all that having been done.

32 Then having called him the lord of him, says to him: O slave wicked, all the debt that I remitted to thee, because thou besought me;

33 not was it binding also thee to have pitied the fellow slave of thee, as also I thee pitied?

34 And being provoked the lord of him delivered him to the jailors, till he may pay all that owing to him.

35 So also the Father of me the heavenly will do to you if not you forgive each one the brother of him from the hearts of you.

21 Peter came to him and said: »Lord, How many times may my brother do wrong against me, and I forgive him? Seven times?«

22 Jesus said to him: »Not seven times; but seventy times seven.

23 »The kingdom of heaven is like a king who went over his accounts with his servants.

24 »First, one came to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

25 »He was not able to make payment. So his lord gave orders for him to be sold. His wife, sons, and daughters were all to be sold along with every possession. The money would be used for payment of what he owed.

26 »So the servant fell on his face out of respect. He said: Lord, give me time to make payment and I will pay everything.

27 »Being moved with pity, the lord let him go, and made him free of the debt.

28 »Then that servant met another servant who was in debt to him for one hundred denarii. He took him by the throat, saying, Pay your debt now.

29 »That servant fell down before him, saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

30 »He would not give him time. He put him into prison till he paid the debt.

31 »When the other servants saw what happened, they were very sad. They told their lord what had been done.

32 »His lord sent for him, and said: Evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me.

33 »Should you also show mercy to your fellow servant the same way I showed mercy to you?

34 »His lord was angry and sent him to jail to be punished until he paid back all of his debt.

35 »My heavenly Father will treat you like that if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.«