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22 “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven![a]

23 “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. 24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.[b]

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  1. 18:22 Or seventy-seven times.
  2. 18:24 Greek 10,000 talents [375 tons or 340 metric tons of silver].

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[a](A)

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(B) a king who wanted to settle accounts(C) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
  2. Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.