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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 like 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, then, 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, set him
free, 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 you owe! And his
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