The Unforgiving Servant
Mattityahu 18:21–35mercyforgivenessjudgement
A servant forgiven a fortune by his king then chokes a fellow servant over a coin, and the king reverses the pardon.
The math is staggering: ten thousand talents (a king's ransom) versus a hundred denarii (a workman's wages). Yeshua's point is the disproportion. If you've grasped the size of your own forgiveness, refusing to extend it to another is unthinkable. The Father gives mercy; He also expects it to flow.
- Vayikra 19:18Love your neighbour as yourself
- Mishlei 21:13He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will himself cry and not be heard