Matthew 18:21-23

Expanded Bible

An Unforgiving Servant^(A)

²¹ Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my ·fellow believer [^Lbrother (or sister)] sins against me, how many times ·must [should] I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”

²² Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him not just seven times, but ·seventy times seven times [or seventy-seven times; ^Cthe Greek can mean either 490 or 77; the point is unlimited forgiveness]!

²³ “[^LTherefore; For this reason] The kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to ·collect the money his servants owed him [^Lsettle accounts with his servants/slaves].