Matthew 18:2-35 ▼

2 And having summoned a little child, He set him in their midst

3 and said, “Truly I say to you?, if you? shall not be turned and become as the little children, you? shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

4 Therefore whoever will humble himself like this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.

5 And whoever shall receive one such little child in My name, he receives Me.

6 And whoever might cause to stumble one of these little ones believing in Me, it is better for him that a heavy millstone should be hung around his neck and he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

7 Woe to the world because of the stumbling blocks. For it is a necessity that the stumbling blocks come, but woe to the man through whom the stumbling block comes!

8 Now if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you; it is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire.

9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

10 See that you? do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you? that their angels in the heavens always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens.

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12 What do you? think? If unto any man there should be a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and, having gone, seek the one going astray?

13 And if it should come to pass that he finds it, truly I say to you? that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine not having gone astray.

14 Thus it is not the will of your? Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be lost.

15 And if your brother may sin against you, go reprove him between you and him alone. If he may hear you, you have gained your brother.

16 But if he may not hear, take with you one or two more, so that ‘every word may be stood upon the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17 And if he may fail to hear them, say it to the church. And if he may fail to hear even the church, let him be unto you as the Gentile and the tax collector.

18 Truly I say to you?, whatever you? shall bind on the earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you? shall loose on the earth will be loosed in heaven.

19 Again, truly I say to you? that if two of you? on the earth shall agree about any matter that they shall ask, it will be done for them by My Father who is in the heavens.

20 For where two or three are gathered together unto My name, there am I in their midst.”

21 Then, having come, Peter said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?”

22 Jesus says to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times!

23 Because of this, the kingdom of the heavens was likened to to a man, a king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 And on his having begun to settle, one was brought to him, a debtor of ten thousand talents.

25 And on his having nothing to repay, the master commanded him to be sold—and the wife and the children and all of whatever he had—and repayment to be made.

26 Therefore the servant, having fallen down, was bowing on his knees to him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay all to you.’

27 And having been moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.

28 But having gone out, that servant found one of his fellow servants who was owing him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he was choking him, saying, ‘Repay what you owe!’

29 Therefore, having fallen down, his fellow servant was calling on him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you.’

30 But he was not willing. Rather, having gone, he cast him into prison until he should repay what was owed.

31 Therefore his fellow servants, having seen the things having happened, were deeply grieved, and having gone, they made clear to their master all the things having happened.

32 Then, having summoned him, his master says to him, ‘Evil servant! I forgave you all that debt because you called on me.

33 Was it not necessary for you also to have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I also had mercy on you?’

34 And having become angry, his master delivered him to the tormenters until he should repay everything being owed to him.

35 Thus also My heavenly Father will do to you? unless each of you? should forgive his brother from your? hearts.”