23 "Therefore, the ___________________ kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten___________________ thousand talents was brought to him.

25 Since 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 "The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be___________________ patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27 The servant’s master took pity on him, ___________________ cancelled 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 denarii. 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 you back.’

30 "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into ___________________ prison until he could pay the debt.

31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 "Then the master called the servant in. ‘You ___________________ wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.

33 Shouldn’t you have had ___________________ mercy on your fellow-servant just as I had on you?’

34 In anger his master turned 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 from your heart."