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men,  neither  be  envious  of  the  wicked;  for
          there shall be no reward to the evil man, and
          the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

          7 Then Peter came to Jesus and said, Lord, how
          often  shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I

          forgive him? Till seven times?  Jesus said unto
          him, I tell you not, until seven times: but, until
          seventy  times  seven.  Therefore,  the  kingdom
          of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  certain  king,  who
          would take account of his servants. And when
          he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto
          him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But
          because  he  had  nothing  to  pay,  his  lord
          commanded him to be sold, his wife, children,

          and all he had, and payment made.

          The  servant,  therefore,  fell  down  and
          worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  patience
          with  me,  and  I  will  pay  you  everything.  Then
          the  lord  of  that  servant  was  moved  with
          compassion,  loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the
          debt. But the same servant went out and found

          one  of  his  fellow  servants,  who  owed  him  a
          hundred pence, and he laid hands on him and
          took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what
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