Celtic Odyssey

  Matthew 18:21-35 (TIB [1] ; adapted): Peter came up and asked Jesus, “When a sister or brother wrongs me, how many times must I forgive? Seven times?” 22 “No,” Jesus replied, “not seven times; I tell you seventy times seven. 23 And here’s why. “The [Realm] of heaven is like a ruler who decided to settle accounts with the royal officials. 24 When the audit was begun, one was brought in who owed tens of millions of dollars. 25 As the debtor had no way of paying, the ruler ordered this official to be sold, along with family and property, in payment of the debt.  26 “At this, the official bowed down in homage and said, ‘I beg you, your highness, be patient with me and I will pay you back in full!’ 27 Moved with pity, the ruler let the official go and wrote off the debt. 28 “Then that same official went out and met a colleague who owed the official twenty dollars. The official seized and throttled this debtor with the demand, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ 29 “The deb...

Matthew 18.21-35 (adapted): Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy times seven! 23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle accounts, they brought to him a servant who owed him ten thousand bags of gold. 25 Because the servant didn’t have enough to pay it back, the master ordered that he should be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that the proceeds should be used as payment. 26 But the servant fell down, kneeled before him, and said, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I’ll pay you back.’ 27 The master had compassion on that servant, released him, and forgave the loan. 28 “When that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred coins. He grabbed him around the...