14. In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
15. “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.
16. But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
17. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
18. “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
19. Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
20. For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
21. Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”
22. Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!
23. “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
24. As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25. Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.
26. Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
27. The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.
28. After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29. Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’