"Believe every word of it to be true?"
"Yes, sir."
"If your brother has offended you, how many times must you forgive him?"
"Seventy times seven."
"Do you forgive your brothers?"
"If they repent?"
"Yes, sir, if they repent. That's the interpretation. In Matthew you will find, 'If he repent, forgive him.'"
"But if you don't forgive them, even before they repent," I said, "aren't you harboring enmity?"
"No, sir, I'm not treasuring up enmity. I only refuse to forgive them."