Matt 18:13 "If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
Matt 18:14 "So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
Matt 18:15 ¶ "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
Matt 18:16 "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
Matt 18:17 "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Matt 18:18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
Matt 18:19 ¶ "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
Matt 18:20 "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."
Matt 18:21 ¶ Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
Matt 18:22 Jesus *said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Matt 18:23 ¶ "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
Matt 18:24 "When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
Matt 18:25 "But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
Matt 18:26 "So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'
Matt 18:27 "And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.
Matt 18:28 "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.'
Matt 18:29 "So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.'
Matt 18:30 "But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.
Matt 18:31 "So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.
Matt 18:32 "Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.