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譯本參照AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本

21. Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

22. Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

23. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is compared to a man, a certain king, who would take account with his servants.

24. And after he began to reckon, there was brought to him one debtor who owed him ten thousand talents.

25. But since he did not have anything to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26. Because of this, the servant fell down and worshiped him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

27. And being moved with compassion, the lord of that servant released him, and forgave him the debt.

28. Then that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred silver coins; and after seizing him, he choked him, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe.’

29. As a result, his fellow servant fell down at his feet and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’

30. But he would not listen; instead, he went and cast him into prison, until he should pay the amount that he owed.

31. Now when his fellow servants saw the things that had taken place, they were greatly distressed; and they went to their lord and related all that had taken place.

32. Then his lord called him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you implored me.

33. Were you not also obligated to have compassion on your fellow servant, even as I had compassion on you?’

34. And in anger, his lord delivered him up to the tormentors, until he should pay all that he owed to him.

35. Likewise shall My heavenly Father also do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother’s offenses from the heart.”

 (A Faithful Version)

21. 彼得進前問耶穌：主啊，若弟兄得罪我，當饒他幾次，七次夠嗎？

22. 耶穌回應：沒有跟你說七次，是七十個七次。

23. 若以彌賽亞國度比喻是人，就是一國之主，當要和他的伺從結算。

24. 這伺從做的是向同伴放債。到要結算時，就帶欠脹一萬連得銀子的伺從到來。

25. 因仍不夠數，這伺從就當面吩咐將他和妻子生的子女，及家中所有，都賣掉償還債務。

26. 那欠債的就立即跪下，說：主啊，請寬容多一會，必定把所欠的還清。

27. 主人被這人的誠意感動了，便免了他的債，釋放了。

28. 這欠債的離去，遇欠他一百銀的，就抓住不放，用手掐他脖子，說：欠錢的，還債。

29. 這欠錢的立即跪下求饒：請寬容多一會，必定把所欠的還清。

30. 這欠債的不肯，倒把欠錢的送官辦理，直到還清所欠的錢務。

31. 這欠債人的夥伴見這樣的事發生，感到十分難過，把一切事轉告他的債主。

32. 債主就是這王，人叫這欠債的過來，對他說：你這惡僕！你懇求我，我就免了你的債。

33. 你為何不憐憫你的夥伴，像我憐憫你？

34. 這王為此大怒，把這欠債的交給官府侍候，直至債務還清為此。

35. 同樣的理由，若跟隨耶穌的不去饒恕他的兄弟，天父也會以此報應在各人身上。

這段述事的大意也許是：天父既已寬恕人所犯的過錯，為何人不能寬恕別人的過錯？

真有這樣的現象出現過？有。

很早之前，就有了一個寬恕的例子。該隱殺了自己兄弟亞伯。在耶和華當時只有二個人的情況下，並沒有因此立法，而是給這與神有過接觸的人，在成長中犯錯給了一個寬恕，期望能改變過來。於是做了一個決定，放走，並且吩咐人不可去追殺，以殺還殺這種看似公道，卻是血氣所為，是情肉反應，不是人性中該有的愛，因愛而寬恕。

有人會提出去問：這對亞伯不公道。世畀從有人性一日，不公道就必然會發生，是因為人有自己的慾望。因愛，作出的犧牲，從來都包含 [死] 這個因素。為自己爭公道，從來就是私慾，由血氣出發。耶穌被差來，在彌賽亞國度，就是顯出與世界，因情慾而敗壞的國度不同的地方，它的不同在於：不為情慾的犧牲，只能為愛。亞伯死了，鬥爭也就平息了。亞伯當時處理的方式，不就是耶穌今日所做的一樣？它成了信眾的佳模，為人與人之間作出犧牲，換來和平。這犧牲有三十、六十、一百以至於死。

寬恕，在信仰當中，不是一次，不是七次，是七十個七次。不是三十。六十、是一百巴仙的寬恕。

如果從自利的角度去看100巴仙的付出，是很難的事。從犧牲代贖的觀念，那是件容易的事。因為，人，不是靠食物，是靠耶和華展示的愛。為愛犧牲不就是耶穌的見證？況且，愛人作出的犧牲，大多不會死，因為都沒有必要。耶穌那是完美的示範，他是被差來，不同人也是人。

正因這緣故，這犧牲的展示是信仰中去私的一個方式。許多人沒有控制自私，就為私慾控制。放下私慾何嘗不是一種犧牲？這種犧牲會死人，這死是一種改變，讓新生命出現。人的慾是被誘發，被人稱為成功，用自己的人的善性和良知去換取。真的值得？這是不懂寬恕的後果。