In His Name Ministries, Inc.
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| Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how
many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven
times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven
times.
"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. "The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be
patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'
"But when that servant went out, he found one of
his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and
began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
"But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the
man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
"Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked
servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged
me to.
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each
of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
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