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 \v 22 Jesus said to him, "I tell you that the number of times you must forgive someone is not just up to seven, but you must forgive him seventy-seven times.
 
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-\v 23 In order to illustrate why you should do this, I will tell you a parable. In it God is like a king and his officials. That king told some of his servants that he wanted his officials to pay what they owed him.
+\v 23 God's rule is like a king and his officials. He wanted his officials to pay what they owed him.
 \v 24 So those officials came to the king to settle their accounts with him. One of the officials who were brought owed the king several million dollars.
 \v 25 But because he did not have enough money to pay what he owed, the king demanded that he, his wife, his children and all he possessed be sold to someone else and that the king be repaid with the money that was paid for them.