International Children’s Bible

Matthew 18:20-26 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

20. This is true because if two or three people come together in my name, I am there with them.”

21. Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as 7 times?”

22. Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him more than 7 times. You must forgive him even if he does wrong to you 70 times 7.

23. “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to collect the money his servants owed him.

24. So the king began to collect his money. One servant owed him several million dollars.

25. But the servant did not have enough money to pay his master, the king. So the master ordered that everything the servant owned should be sold, even the servant’s wife and children. The money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.

26. “But the servant fell on his knees and begged, ‘Be patient with me. I will pay you everything I owe.’