Matthew 18: 23-35

For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.”And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow-slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, “Pay what you owe.” Then his fellow-slave fell down and pleaded with him, “Have patience with me, and I will pay you.” But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he should pay the debt. When his fellow-slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, “You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow-slave, as I had mercy on you?” And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he should pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sisterfrom your heart.’

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree / Luke 13: 6-9
Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, “See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?” He replied, “Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig round it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.” ’

Luke 31.1-8a
Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.” Then the manager said to himself, “What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.” So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he asked the first, “How much do you owe my master?” He answered, “A hundred jugs of olive oil.” He said to him, “Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.” Then he asked another, “And how much do you owe?” He replied, “A hundred containers of wheat.” He said to him, “Take your bill and make it eighty.” And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly.

Matthew 13:24-30
He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who
planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men
were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and
slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared
and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too. "The
farmhands came to the farmer and said, 'Master, that was clean
seed you planted, wasn't it? Where did these thistles come from?'
"He answered, 'Some enemy did this.' "The farmhands asked,
'Should we weed out the thistles?' "He said, 'No, if you weed the
thistles, you'll pull up the wheat, too. Let them grow together
until harvest time. Then I'll instruct the harvesters to pull up the
thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire, then gather the wheat
and put it in the barn.'"

Matthew 13:36-43
Jesus dismissed the congregation and went into the house. His
disciples came in and said, "Explain to us that story of the
thistles in the field." So he explained. "The farmer who sows the
pure seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the pure
seeds are subjects of the kingdom, the thistles are subjects of the
Devil, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is
the end of the age, the curtain of history. The harvest hands are
angels. "The picture of thistles pulled up and burned is a scene
from the final act. The Son of Man will send his angels, weed out
the thistles from his kingdom, pitch them in the trash, and be
done with them. They are going to complain to high heaven, but
nobody is going to listen. At the same time, ripe, holy lives will
mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father. "Are you listening
to this? Really listening?”