Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Shouldn't you have shown the same kindness to your coworker that I just showed you?
The grace you receive is meant to be passed on to others.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, Jesus tells the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matthew 18 as part of His teaching on forgiveness and handling conflicts within the community of believers. In this story, a servant is forgiven an enormous debt by his king but then harshly demands payment from a fellow servant who owes him far less, highlighting the inconsistency of human mercy. This parable draws from the cultural context of first-century Jewish society, where debt and forgiveness were everyday realities, to illustrate God's boundless grace and the expectation for His followers to mirror it.
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