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

Matthew chapter 18, verse 33.

Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread.

Our reading titled To Infinity and Beyond was written and read by Elisa Morgan.

Matthew chapter 18, verses 21 to 35.

Then 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? Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times,

but 77 times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts

with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him 10,000 bags of gold

was brought to him. Since 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. At this, the servant fell on his knees before him.

Be patient with me, he begged, and I will pay back everything. The servant's master took pity on him,

cancelled the debt, and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his

fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him.

Pay back what you owe me, he demanded. His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him,

Be patient with me, and I will pay it back. But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man

thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they

were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened. Then the master called

the servant in. You wicked servant, he said, I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.

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

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