15. But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
16. But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.
17. And if he will not listen to them, tell the Church. But if he will not listen to the Church, let him be to you like the pagan and the tax collector.
18. Amen I say to you, whatever you will have bound on earth, shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you will have released on earth, shall be released also in heaven.
19. Again I say to you, that if two of those among you have agreed on earth, about anything whatsoever that they have requested, it shall be done for them by my Father, who is in heaven.
20. For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst."
21. Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: "Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?"
22. Jesus said to him: "I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.
23. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who was king, who wanted to take account of his servants.
24. And when he had begun taking account, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25. But since he did not have any way to repay it, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, in order to repay it.
26. But that servant, falling prostrate, begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.'
27. Then the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and he forgave his debt.
28. But when that servant departed, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarius. And taking hold of him, he choked him, saying: 'Repay what you owe.'
29. And his fellow servant, falling prostrate, petitioned him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.'