Matthew 18:27

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The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt, and let him go.

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  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in steadfast love.
  • Hos 11:8 : 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender.
  • Judg 10:16 : 16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 They refused to listen and did not remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, and You did not abandon them.
  • Ps 78:38 : 38 Yet He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. Time and again, He restrained His anger and did not stir up His full wrath.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 For You, Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon You.
  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But You, O Lord, are a God who is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

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  • Matt 18:28-35
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    28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

    29His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

    30But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

    31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

    32Then the master summoned the servant and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me to.'

    33'Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?'

    34In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.

    35This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.

  • Matt 18:21-26
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    21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?"

    22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

    23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

    24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

    25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

    26At this the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'

  • Luke 7:41-43
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    41'A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

    42When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?'

    43Simon answered, 'I suppose the one who had the larger debt forgiven.' Jesus said to him, 'You have judged correctly.'

  • Luke 16:5
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    5So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

  • Matt 6:12
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    12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  • Luke 17:4
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    4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.

  • Luke 6:37
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    37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

  • Deut 15:2
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    2This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.

  • Mark 11:25-26
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    25'And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.'

    26'But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.'

  • 2 Cor 2:10
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    10Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it has been for your benefit in the presence of Christ.

  • Luke 10:37
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    37The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'

  • Matt 25:19
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    19After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

  • Luke 11:4
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    4Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'

  • Luke 5:20
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    20Seeing their faith, Jesus said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."

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    50Forgive Your people who have sinned against You; forgive all the offenses they have committed against You, and cause their captors to show them mercy,

  • Luke 7:47-48
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    47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, as her great love has shown. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.'

    48Then Jesus said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.'

  • Exod 21:27
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    27And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he must let the servant go free in compensation for the tooth.

  • Luke 17:7-9
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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

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    32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

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    20The LORD replied, 'I have forgiven them, as you asked.'

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    17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: “Please forgive the transgressions of your brothers and their sin, for they treated you so badly.” Now, please forgive the transgressions of the servants of the God of your father.' Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

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    7Instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

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    5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, 'Child, your sins are forgiven.'

  • Col 3:13
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    13Bear with one another and forgive one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord forgave you, so also you must forgive.

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    6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins—then he said to the paralyzed man—'Get up, take your mat, and go to your home.'

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    18Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.

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