Holy Metropolis of Floris: The sermon of the 11th Sunday of Matthewtranslated

Sunday 11th of Matthew (Matthew 18, 23-35) – (Sunday August 16, 2026) Today's passage of the merciless servant belongs to those parables that Christ told only to the narrow circle of His twelve disciples.

In this parable Christ said that "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who wanted to settle his accounts with his servants. He then began to examine the accounts, and one was brought to him that owed a huge sum. Because he could not pay it, the master ordered that he, his wife, his children and everything he owned be sold to pay off his debt. The slave begged his master to do so

patience and it will pay off. He then took pity on him and forgave him all the debt.

Going out, that slave found one of his servants, who owed him a small amount, grabbed him by the neck and asked him to give him what was owed. He then begged him to be patient and he would give them to him. But he was angry and locked him in prison. The other slaves reported the incident to their master and he called him and said to him: bad servant, I have forgiven all your debt because you begged me. You shouldn't have mercy either...