恭讀聖瑪竇福音 18:21-35
那時候，伯多祿前來，對耶穌說：「主啊！如果我的弟兄得罪了我，我該寬恕他多少次？直到七次嗎？」耶穌對他說：「我不是對你說：直到七次，而是到七十個七次。
「為此，天國好比一個君王，要同他的僕人算賬。他開始算賬的時候，有人帶來了一個欠他一萬『塔冷通』的僕人，因那僕人沒有錢可償還，主人就下令，要他把自己和妻子兒女，以及他所有的一切，都變賣來還債。那僕人就俯伏在地，叩拜他主人，說：主啊！寬容我吧！一切我都要還給你。那僕人的主人，就動心，把他釋放了，並且也寬免了他的債。
「但那僕人正出去時，遇見了一個欠他一百『德納』的同伴，那僕人就抓住他，扼住他的喉嚨，說：還清你所欠的債！他的同伴就俯伏在地，哀求他說：寬容我吧！我必還給你。可是那僕人不願意，且把他的同伴關在監裡，直到他還清了所欠的債。
「那僕人的其他同伴，見到所發生的事，非常悲憤，就去把所發生的一切，告訴了主人。於是，主人把那僕人叫來，對他說：惡僕！因為你哀求了我，我就寬免了你的一切債項；難道你不該憐憫你的同伴，如同我憐憫了你一樣嗎？
「於是，主人大怒，把他交給刑役，直到他還清所欠的一切。
「如果你們各人，不從心裡寬恕自己的弟兄，我的天父，也要這樣對待你們。」
—基督的福音。
(24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 18:21-35
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; 25 and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, `Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, `Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, `Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, `You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; 33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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