43 Unmerciful Servant

The Parables of Jesus

43. Unmerciful Servant Last Revised: 5/14/00
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18:23-35

23 Dia; tou'to wJmoiwvqh hJ basileiva tw'n oujranw'n ajnqrwvpw/ basilei', o&" hjqevlhsen suna'rai lovgon meta; tw'n douvlwn aujtou'.
24 ajrxamevnou de; aujtou' sunaivrein proshnevcqh aujtw'/ ei|" ojfeilevth" murivwn talavntwn. 25 mh; e[conto" de; aujtou' ajpodou'nai ejkevleusen aujto;n oJ kuvrio" praqh'nai kai; th;n gunai'ka kai; ta; tevkna kai; pavnta o&sa e[cei, kai; ajpodoqh'nai.
26 pesw;n ou\n oJ dou'lo" prosekuvnei aujtw'/ levgwn, Makroquvmhson ejp j ejmoiv, kai; pavnta ajpodwvsw soi.
27 splagcnisqei;" de; oJ kuvrio" tou' douvlou ejkeivnou ajpevlusen aujtovn kai; to; davneion ajfh'ken aujtw'/.
28 jxelqw;n de; oJ dou'lo" ejkei'no" eu|ren e&na tw'n sundouvlwn aujtou', o&" w[feilen aujtw'/ eJkato;n dhnavria, kai; krathvsa" aujto;n e[pnigen levgwn, jApovdo" ei[ ti ojfeivlei". 29 pesw;n ou\n oJ suvndoulo" aujtou' parekavlei aujto;n levgwn, Makroquvmhson ejp j ejmoiv, kai; ajpodwvsw soi. 30 oJ de; oujk h[qelen ajlla; ajpelqw;n e[balen aujto;n eij" fulakh;n e&w" ajpodw'/ to; ojfeilovmenon
31 ijdovnte" ou\n oiJ suvndouloi aujtou' ta; genovmena ejluphvqhsan sfovdra kai; ejlqovnte" diesavfhsan tw'/ kurivw/ eJautw'n pavnta ta; genovmena. 32 tovte proskalesavmeno" aujto;n oJ kuvrio" aujtou' levgei aujtw'/, Dou'le ponhrev, pa'san th;n ojfeilh;n ejkeivnhn ajfh'kav soi, ejpei; parekavlesav" me^.
33 oujk e[dei kai; se; ejleh'sai to;n suvndoulovn sou, wJ" kajgw; se; hjlevhsa;
34 kai; ojrgisqei;" oJ kuvrio" aujtou' parevdwken aujto;n toi'" basanistai'" e&w" ou| ajpodw'/ pa'n to; ojfeilovmenon.
35 Ou&tw" kai; oJ pathvr mou oJ oujravnio" poihvsei uJmi'n, eja;n mh; ajfh'te e&kasto" tw'/ ajdelfw'/ aujtou' ajpo; tw'n kardiw'n uJmw'n.

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. 27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 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. 30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. 31 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. 32 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."