29. “The other servant fell on his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me. I will pay you everything I owe.’
30. “But the first servant refused to be patient. He threw the other servant into prison until he could pay everything he owed.
31. All the other servants saw what happened. They were very sorry. So they went and told their master all that had happened.
32. “Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant! You begged me to forget what you owed. So I told you that you did not have to pay anything.
33. I had mercy on you. You should have had the same mercy on that other servant.’
34. The master was very angry, and he put the servant in prison to be punished. The servant had to stay in prison until he could pay everything he owed.
35. “This king did what my heavenly Father will do to you if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”