The Way To Treat Those Who Wrong


"If your brother wrongs you, go, show him his fault when you and he are

alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. Even

though he wrongs you seven times in a day, if he turns to you seven

times and says, 'I am sorry,' you shall forgive him."



Peter came and said to Jesus, "Master, how often am I to let my brother

wrong me and forgive him? Seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I tell you,

not
even times but seventy times seven.



"That is why the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished

to settle his accounts with his servants. When he had begun to settle

them, a man was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; but as

he was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold, together with

his wife and children and all that he had, in payment of the debt. At

this the servant threw himself on the ground and begged of him, 'Master,

have patience with me and I will pay you all I owe you.' Then the master

out of pity for him let him go and forgave him his debt.



"But as soon as the servant went out, he found one of his fellow

servants who owed him one-sixtieth of a talent, and he seized him by the

throat and said, 'Pay me what you owe me.' The man fell down and begged

him, 'Have patience with me and I will pay you.' But he would not and

had him imprisoned until he should pay what was due.



"Now when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were troubled

and came and told their master what had happened. Then the master called

him and said, 'You wicked servant! When you begged of me, I forgave you

all your debt. Should you not then show the same mercy to your fellow

that I showed to you?' And in anger his master turned him over to the

jailers until he should pay all that was due. So also will my heavenly

Father do to you unless each of you sincerely forgives his brother."



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