The Unforgiving Servant

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Matthew 18:21-35
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then …show more content…

31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to …show more content…

He wasn't the best student in neither academics or sports, but he prodded along during high-school. He had quite an attitude, he was known for getting into fights, owing people money, treating other badly and cheating tests and assignments. This time, he didn't owe anyone money, but in fact, people owed him money. While he was often quite protective of his money, he wasn't afraid to lend it out. One particular day, a friend of his, came to him, asking for an extended deadline to return the money. His friend only owed his $20, but it is still a decent amount of money, an amount Billy wanted back. Billy didn't necessarily need the money at the time, as he was quite wealthy himself at this particular time, so he told his friend that he could have an extended deadline to return the money. His friend, James, was quite pleased with this. He would do all he could to try and return the money, including seeking those who owed him money, and repaying it to

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