NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 25

Matthew 18:25

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But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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Matthew 18:22–28

22

Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

23

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24

When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

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But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26

The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’

27

The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.

28

“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

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