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[a] 23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he had begun to settle up, a man was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. [b] 25 But since he didn’t have the money to repay, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:23 Lit. seventy-seven; cf. Gen. 4:24.
  2. Matthew 18:25 One talent was worth 6000 denarii, or about 16 years’ wages.