²⁴ and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

⁷ And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold -- talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver -- talents ten thousand, and of brass -- a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron -- a hundred thousand talents;

⁶ and say, `O my God, I have been ashamed, and have blushed to lift up, O my God, my face unto Thee, for our iniquities have increased over the head, and our guilt hath become great unto the heavens.

⁴ For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.

¹² For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.

³ If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?

⁴ But with Thee `is' forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.

⁴¹ `Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

⁴² and they not having `wherewith' to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

⁴ `Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think ye that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?

⁵ `And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

⁷ `Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.