Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Parable of the Unforgiving Official) was given by Jesus in the New Testament (Matthew). The moral is generally understood to be, "Do onto others as you would wish them do onto you".

From Matthew 18:21-35

18 
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"
22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy
times seven.
23 "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who
wished to settle accounts with his servants.
24 When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him
ten thousand talents;
25 and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with
his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, `Lord, have
patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'
27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and
forgave him the debt.
28 But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his
fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by
the throat he said, `Pay what you owe.'
29 So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, `Have patience
with me, and I will pay you.'
30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the
debt.
31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were
greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all
that had taken place.
32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, `You wicked servant!
I forgave you all that debt because you besought me;
33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I
had mercy on you?'
34 And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, till he
should pay all his debt.
35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you
do not forgive your brother from your heart."

Matthew 18:21–22 is similar to Luke 17:3-4:

17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against
thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.  
17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and
seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou
shalt forgive him