One man owed the king ten thousand talents (more than 20 million rubles). Since he had nothing to pay, the king ordered his wife and children and all his estates to be sold. But the debtor fell to his knees before the king and began to ask him: have patience with me, I will pay you everything.” The king took pity on him and forgave him the debt. The debtor, leaving the king, met his friend, who owed him only one hundred denarii (a little more than 20 rubles), grabbed him and began to strangle him, saying: “Give me what you owe.” The friend fell to his knees and began to ask: “Be patient a little and I will give everything to you.” But he did not want to wait and put him in prison. When the king found out about this, he called the cruel slave to him and said to him: “wicked slave, I forgave you because you begged me. Wouldn’t you also need to forgive your friend? The king became angry and ordered the evil slave to be put in prison until he paid off all his debt.
Having told this parable, Jesus Christ added: “So will My Heavenly Father do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother his sins from his heart.”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru