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Unpaid debt to the Creatortranslated

August 15, 2026 · 1 min read

On August 16, on Sunday 11th after Pentecost, during the Sunday Divine Liturgy the 77th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is read - the parable of the merciless lender.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants; when he began to reckon, someone was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and since he did not have anything to pay with, his sovereign ordered him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and everything that he had, and to pay; Then that servant fell and, bowing to him, said: Sir! Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything. The Emperor, having mercy on that slave, released him and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his companions who owed him a hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and strangled him, saying, “Give me what you owe.” Then his companion fell at his feet, begged him and said, “Have patience with me, and I will give you everything.” But he didn’t want to, but went and put him in prison until he paid off the debt. His comrades, seeing what had happened, were very upset and, when they arrived, they told their sovereign everything that had happened. Then his sovereign calls him and says: “Evil slave!” I forgave you all that debt because you begged me; Shouldn’t you also have had mercy...

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