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Matthew 18:21-35
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21Then 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?”
22Jesus 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.
24As he began the settlement,
a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
25Since 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.’
27The servant’s master took
pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28“But when that servant went
out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29“His fellow servant fell to
his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30“But he refused. Instead,
he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw
what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything
that had happened.
32“Then the master called the
servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours
because you begged me to.
33Shouldn’t you have had
mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
34In anger his master handed
him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35“This is how my heavenly
Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from
your heart.”
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1)
According to
verse 21 what was Peter’s expectation in asking how many times he should forgive
his brother or sister who sins against him and in the meantime proposing the
number of times?
o
He was expecting Jesus
to give him a specific number of times.
2)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 22 did he give Peter a specific number of times
and why?
o
No, because seventy-seven
times mean countless times.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what is the kingdom of heaven like?
o
The kingdom of
heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
4)
How much were ten
thousand bags of gold worth?
o
They are worth a
huge amount of money.
5)
According to
verses 24 and 25 what did the master do when one of his servants who owed him a
huge amount of money was not able to pay?
o
He ordered that
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The servant.
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And his wife.
§
And his children.
§
And all that he
had.
o
Be sold to repay
the debt.
6)
According to
verse 26 what did the servant do upon hearing his master’s decision?
o
He
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Fell on his knees
before his master.
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Begged that his master
be patient with him.
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And promised that
he would pay back everything.
7)
According to
verse 27 how did the master respond to his servant’s plea?
o
He
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Took pity on his servant.
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Canceled the debt.
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And let him go.
8)
According to
verse 28 whom did the servant encounter when he went out?
o
He found one of
his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
9)
How much were a
hundred silver coins worth?
o
It is worth
§
A substantial
§
But not a huge
o
Amount of money.
10)
According to
verse 28 what did the servant do when he went out and found one of his fellow
servants who owed him a hundred silver coins?
o
He
§
Grabbed his
fellow servant.
§
Began to choke
him.
§
And demanded that
he pay back what he owed.
11)
According to
verse 29 how did the fellow servant respond?
o
He
§
Fell to his knees.
§
Begged that the
servant be patient with him.
§
And promised that
he would pay it back.
12)
According to
verse 30 how did the servant respond to his fellow servant’s plea?
o
He refused.
o
Instead he
§
Went off.
§
And had his
fellow servant thrown into prison.
o
Until
o
He could pay the
debt.
13)
According to
verse 31 what did the other servants do when they saw what had happened?
o
They
§
Were outraged.
§
And went.
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And told their
master everything that had happened.
14)
According to
verses 32 and 33 what did the master point out was his servant’s fault?
o
He
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Called his servant
a wicked servant.
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And faulted him
for not having mercy on his fellow servant.
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Just as
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He had on him.
15)
According to
verse 34 what punishment did the master mete out to his servant?
o
In anger he
handed his servant over to the jailers to be tortured.
o
Until
o
He should pay
back all he owed.
16)
According to
verse 35 how did Jesus drive home the matter of forgiveness using the parable?
o
That is how our heavenly
Father will treat each of us.
o
Unless
o
We forgive our
brother or sister from our heart.
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Matthew 18:21-35
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