41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred (A)denarii, and the other fifty.

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47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, (A)which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

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20 Now (A)the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more,

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28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (A)denarii,[a] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

12 and forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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(A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and (B)the truth is not in us. (C)If we confess our sins, he is (D)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and (E)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, (F)we make him a liar, and (G)his word is not in us.

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23 for (A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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and (A)forgive us our sins,
    for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And (B)lead us not into temptation.”

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15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

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22 If I had not come and spoken to them, (A)they would not have been guilty of sin,[a] but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 (B)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. 24 (C)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, (D)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have (E)seen and hated both me and my Father.

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:22 Greek they would not have sin; also verse 24

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in (A)Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?

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48 (A)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (B)will receive a light beating. (C)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

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23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished (A)to settle accounts with his servants.[a] 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him (B)ten thousand (C)talents.[b] 25 (D)And since he could not pay, his master ordered him (E)to be sold, with his wife and (F)children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:23 Or bondservants; also verses 28, 31
  2. Matthew 18:24 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer

11 And the Lord said to me, (A)“Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

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Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience

50 Thus says the Lord:
“Where is (A)your mother's certificate of divorce,
    with which (B)I sent her away?
Or (C)which of my creditors is it
    to whom I have sold you?
(D)Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,
    and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

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“Our father (A)died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord (B)in the company of Korah, but (C)died for his own sin. And he had no sons.

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