^{21 Ref} Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"

^{22 Ref} Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

^{23 Ref} Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

^{24 Ref} When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day's wages for agricultural labor.}

^{25 Ref} But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

^{26 Ref} The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'

^{27 Ref} The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

^{28 Ref} "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.} and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'

^{29 Ref} "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!'

^{30 Ref} He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

^{31 Ref} So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

^{32 Ref} Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

^{33 Ref} Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'

^{34 Ref} His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.

^{35 Ref} So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."