Story 29: The Story of the Unmerciful Servant

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. What question did Peter ask Jesus? *"How many times should I forgive my brother when he sins against me?" [29-01]
2. How many times did Peter think he should forgive his brother? *Seven times. [29-01]
3. How many times did Jesus say he should forgive his brother? *Seventy times seven. [29-01]
4. What did Jesus mean when he said, "Seventy times seven? *He meant that we should always forgive. [29-01]
5. Was the servant able to pay his huge debt to the king? *No. [29-03]
6. How did the king punish the servant with the huge debt? *The king ordered that the man and his family be sold as slaves. [29-03]
7. What did the king do when the servant begged him to be patient? *The king felt pity on the servant and cancelled his debt. [29-04]
8. What did the servant then do to a fellow servant who owed him a small debt? *He grabbed him and demanded that he pay the money that he owed him. [29-05]
9. What did the servant do when his fellow servant fell on his knees and asked him to be patient? *He threw his fellow servant into prison. [29-06]
10. How did the other servants react when he threw his fellow servant in prison? *They were greatly disturbed and told the king about it. [29-07]
11. How did the king punish the servant who did not forgive his fellow servant? *He threw him into prison. [29-08]
12. Will God forgive us if we do not forgive others from our heart? *No. [29-09]

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