18. ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19. ‘Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
20. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.’
21. 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?’
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 bags of gold 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. ‘At this 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, cancelled the debt and let him go.