Matthew 18:15-35

15“If your brother sins against you, go show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that every matter may be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses. 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. 18Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19Again, truly I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.” 21Then Peter came to Jesus and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not, I tell you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began to settle accounts, one servant who had a debt of ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25But since he did not have anything with which to repay the debt, his master commanded him to be sold along with his wife, his children, and all that he had, so that the debt could be repaid. 26So the servant fell down and bowed before him, saying, ‘Master, be patient with me, and I will repay you all that I owe.’ 27Moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Repay me what you owe.’ 29So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’ 30But he was not willing to do so. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he should repay what was owed. 31When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed and went and reported to their master all that had happened. 32Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to do so. 33Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ 34And in anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should repay all that was owed him. 35My heavenly Father will also do the same to you if each one of you, from your hearts, does not forgive his brother for his trespasses.”