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An Official Who Refused To Forgive
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|Mateus 18:21| k Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone 95 who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
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|Mateus 18:22| l Jesus answered:Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 96
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|Mateus 18:23|This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him.
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|Mateus 18:24|As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him 50,000,000 silver coins.
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|Mateus 18:25|But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
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|Mateus 18:26|The official got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!”
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|Mateus 18:27|The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
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|Mateus 18:28|But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
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|Mateus 18:29|The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.”
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|Mateus 18:30|But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
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