Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

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The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew. According to Matthew 18:21–35 it is important to forgive others as we are forgiven by God, as illustrated by the negative example of the unforgiving servant.

This depiction of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant on a stained glass window in Scots' Church, Melbourne shows the initial forgiving of the debt, and the final punishment of the unforgiving servant.

This depiction by Domenico Fetti (c. 1620) shows the unforgiving servant choking the other debtor.

This depiction by Jan van Hemessen (c. 1556) shows the moment when the king scolds the servant.

Parable of the Two Debtors

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The Parable of the Two Debtors is a parable of Jesus. It appears in Luke 7:36–7:50, where Jesus uses the parable to explain that the woman who has anointed him loves him more than his host, because she has been forgiven of greater sins.

Feast in the House of Simon by Francis Francken the Younger.

The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee, c. 15th century.

St. Mary Magdalene in the House of Simon the Pharisee, Jean Béraud, 1891.