² And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the Lord's release has been proclaimed.

¹³ For ^(A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

^42 (A)When they could not pay, he ^(B)cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

³⁴ And ^(A)if you ^(B)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. ³⁵ But ^(C)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^(D)you will be sons of ^(E)the Most High, for ^(F)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. ^36 (G)Be merciful, even as ^(H)your Father is merciful.

Judging Others

^37 (I)(J)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; ^(K)forgive, and you will be forgiven; ^38 (L)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put ^(M)into your lap. For ^(N)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

^25 (A)And since he could not pay, his master ordered him ^(B)to be sold, with his wife and ^(C)children and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ So the servant^{[a] (D)}fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ ²⁷ And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and ^(E)forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred ^(F)denarii,^[b] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ ²⁹ So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ ³⁰ He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹ When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. ³² Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. ^33 (G)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ ^34 (H)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,^{[c] (I)}until he should pay all his debt. ^35 (J)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother ^(K)from your heart.”

^14 (A)For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, ^15 (B)but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.