²⁴ As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold^[a] was brought to him. ²⁵ Since he was not able to pay,^(A) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold^(B) to repay the debt.

²⁶ “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.^(C) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’