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  1. Étude 1 : Le sermon sur la montagne (13), le pardon
  2. Étude 2 : Parabole du roi et du serviteur

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • The Sermon on the Mount (13): forgiveness

    This article explores forgiveness in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, emphasising that our ability to forgive is connected with divine forgiveness, a central theme in Matthew's Gospel.

    Luke 6.37 (King James Version) :
    Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
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From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • Parable of the king and the servant

    The parable of the king and the servant (Mt 18.23-35), told in Capernaum in September 32, is unique to Matthew. It illustrates the vital importance of forgiveness by contrasting an immense debt of 10,000 talents cancelled by a merciful king with a small debt of 100 coins refused by the forgiven servant. The central teaching: those whom God forgives must in turn forgive, or they will lose the grace they received.

    Exodus 21.24 (King James Version) :
    Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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