Gospel: Matthew 18:21--19:1

²¹ Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
²² Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
²³ ”Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
²⁴ When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents;
²⁵ and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶ So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, `Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’
<sup>27</sup> And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.
<sup>28</sup> But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, `Pay what you owe.’
²⁹ So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, `Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’
<sup>30</sup> He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt.
<sup>31</sup> When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place.
<sup>32</sup> Then his lord summoned him and said to him, `You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me;
³³ and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
³⁴ And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all his debt.
³⁵ So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
¹ Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;