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 18:23 ¶ "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.
Matt 18:34 "And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.
Matt 18:35 "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."
Matt 19:1 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;
Matt 19:2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
Matt 19:4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,
Matt 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'?
Matt 19:6 "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
Matt 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"
Matt 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.