(Mt. 18:23-35)

To answer the Apostle Peter's question on the forgiveness of friends, the Lord Jesus Christ tells this parable, which is preserved only in the Gospel of Matthew. The parable tells about a servant with a huge debt, which his master graciously cancels, but the servant himself doesn't cancel the little debt that his friend owes to him. The parable teaches us to be merciful toward our brothers and sisters and to remember always that we must forgive them because the Lord has unselfishly forgiven us our great debts.