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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 18, Verse 26

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25
‹But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.›
King James Version
‹The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.›
American Standard Version
The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
New English Translation
After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying,‘Pay back what you owe me!’
World English Bible
The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
27
‹Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.›
28
‹But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took› [him] ‹by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.›
29
‹And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.›
30
‹And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.›
31
‹So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.›
32
‹Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:›
33
‹Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?›
34
‹And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.›
35
‹So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.›
1
And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;