Jesus tells the parable in response to Peter's question - "......if my brother sins against me how often should I forgive him?"
The teaching is at the end of the parable in Matthew 18:25:
Matthew 18:35 "So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."
God has forgiven us we should forgive others.
The parable of the unforgiving servant is about a servant who owed a large debt to his master. The master forgave the servant's debt, but the servant then refused to forgive a smaller debt owed to him by another servant. The master was angry and punished the unforgiving servant for his lack of forgiveness. This parable teaches that forgiveness is important and that we should forgive others as we have been forgiven.
The parable of the unforgiving servant teaches the importance of showing forgiveness to others, as we have been forgiven by God. It emphasizes the need to be merciful and compassionate towards others, just as we have received mercy and forgiveness from God.
If we see the punishment dealt to the unforgiving servant, it should lead us to fear God and do his commandment and forgive our brother. There is no difficulty in reconciliation. With Christ in us, we have the ministry of reconciliation, (2Corinthians 5.19),
Each parable has a different lesson.
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The Restoration Road with Mitch Kruse - 2010 The Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor 3-5 was released on: USA: 14 August 2011
parables where ways to explain something in a relatable way. they taught a lesson but in a way that people of there time could grasp the concept. like the parable of the sower. He put the lesson in farming lesson cause people back then understood it. Read matthew 13. Jesus tells you the parable ,the purpose of parables and then explains the parable he just told.
It is believed that Jesus told around 35 parables during his ministry though they vary in number depending on the source. Of these 35 parables Jesus only gave explanations for 10 of them. These parables with explanations are as follows: Parable of the Sower Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds Parable of the Mustard Seed Parable of the Hidden Treasure Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Parable of the Dragnet Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Parable of the Good Samaritan Parable of the Ten VirginsThese parables and their explanations can be found in the Bible in the books of Matthew Mark and Luke.
Jesus told this parable, (Matthew 18.23 to 35), to the disciples after Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive his brother. The parable shows us how forgiving our heavenly Father is. 10.000 talents is a lot by today's reckoning. If in gold, it is more than six and a half billion US dollars, and if in silver, it is 65 million US dollars. It is the sort of debt that no man could repay, (like our sins). The fellow servant owed this forgiven servant about $1.60 in our money. This parable well illustrates how easy it is to forgive our brother ($1.60 debt), when we consider how much our heavenly father has forgiven us, (many millions of dollars). The parable also shows us how we cannot mess with God and get away with it.
Jesus told a parable out an unforgiving servant who got forgiven a great debt. In turn he refused to forgive another servant who owed him a little. He got severely reprimanded by his master for his lack of forgiveness, seeing he himself had been forgive. He was then thrown back into prison.
The term "100 pence" in the Bible could refer to a parable or a specific monetary amount, as "pence" is an old British currency that translates to "pennies" in modern terms. In the New Testament, particularly in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:23-35), a servant owes his master a debt of ten thousand talents, while another servant owes him 100 pence, illustrating the theme of forgiveness and mercy. This contrast highlights the absurdity of not forgiving a minor debt when one has been forgiven a much larger one.
a parable.