8. He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
1. Now when he saw the crowds,
he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
2. and he began to teach them, saying:
3. "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
will be filled.
7. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
10. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
21. Then Peter came to Jesus
and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when
he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22. Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven
times.
23. "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to
settle accounts with his servants.
24. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents
was brought to him.
25. 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.
26. "The servant fell on his knees before him. `Be patient with me,'
he begged, `and I will pay back everything.'
27. The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him
go.
28. "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants
who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him.
`Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29. "His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, `Be patient
with me, and I will pay you back.'
30. "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown
into prison until he could pay the debt.
31. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed
and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32. "Then the master called the servant in. `You wicked servant,'
he said, `I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
33. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had
on you?'
34. In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured,
until he should pay back all he owed.
35. "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless
you forgive your brother from your heart."