World English Bible
Matthew 18:23
“Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.”
Verse in context — Matthew 18
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Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?
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Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
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Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
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When he had begun to reconcile, 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.
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