The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35, New International Version)

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, 'Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?'

“Jesus answered, 'I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

“'Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold...