Mattityahu 18
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1At that time, the talmidim approached Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach with this she'elah saying, Who then is greatest in the Malchut HaShomayim?
2And having called a yeled to himself, he set him before them,
3and said, Omein, I say to you, unless you change inwardly and have a complete turn around and become like yeladim, you shall never enter the Malchut HaShomayim.
4Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this yeled, he is the greatest in the Malchut HaShomayim.
5And whoever receives one such yeled in my Name receives me.#18:5 Moshiach
6But whoever causes a michshol (stumbling block) for one of these little ones, who have emunah in me, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.
7Oy lOlam (Woe to the World) because of its michsholim (stumbling blocks)! For it is inevitable that michsholim come; but oy to that man through whom the michshol comes.
8And if your hand or your foot causes a michshol for you, cut it off, and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter Chayyim crippled or as one of the pisechim (lame), than, having two hands and two feet, to be cast into the Eish Olam (Eternal Fire).
9And if your eye causes a michshol for you, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter Chayyim one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be cast into the Gehinnom HaEish.
10See to it that you do not look down on one of these little ones, for I say to you that their malachim which are in Shomayim continually behold the face of Avi shbaShomayim (my Father who is in Heaven).
11For the Bar Enosh#18:11 Moshiach came to save that which was lost.
12What do you think? If any man owns a hundred kevesim (sheep) and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillsides and go and search for the one that is straying?
13And if it turns out that he finds it, beemes I say to you, he has more simcha (joy) over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14Thus it is not the ratzon Hashem, the will of your Av shbaShomayim, that one of these little ones perish.
15And if your Ach b'Moshiach sins against you, go and reprove him in private, just between the two of you; if he listens to you, you have gained your Ach b'Moshiach.
16But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more Achim b'Moshiach with you, so that by the PI SHNAYIM SHLOSHAH EDIM#18:16 Dt 19:15 (by the mouth of two or three witnesses) every word shall be established.
17But if he refuses to listen to them, speak to the shtiebel kehillah, and if he even refuses to hear the kehillah, let him be to you as the Goy (heathen, pagan) and the moches (tax-collector).
18Omein, I say to you, whatever you bind as asur (prohibited) on haaretz will have been bound in Shomayim, and whatever you permit as mutar on haaretz is mutar (permitted) in Shomayim.
19Again, omein, I say to you, that if two of you will be in agreement about anything on haaretz that you petition for, it will be done for them by Avi shbaShomayim.
20For where two or three are gathered as a Chavurah and are a Kehillah in my name,#18:20 Moshiach there I am in the midst of them.
21Then, having approached, Kefa said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach: Adoni, how often will my brother sin against me and I will grant to him selicha (forgiveness)? As many as shevah (seven) times?
22Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to Kefa, I do not say to you as many as shevah, but as many as shivim (seventy) times shevah.
23Therefore, the Malchut HaShomayim is like a melech, a king, who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
24And having begun to settle accounts, a debtor owing ten thousand talents (i.e., 60,000,000 denarii) was brought to the melech.
25And, as this debtor did not have the means to pay what was owed his adon, the king commanded that he and his wife and children and everything he possessed be sold and the debt repaid.
26Therefore, crying out for rachamim (mercy) and falling down before him, the servant said, Have savlanut (patience) with me and I will pay back to you everything!
27And out of rachamanut (compassion), the adon of that servant pardoned him and forgave the choiv (debt).
28Then the debtor went out and found one of the other fellow servants who happened to owe the debtor one hundred denarii. And seizing and choking the servant, the debtor said, Repay what you owe me!
29And, falling down, the servant said to the debtor, Have savlanut (patience) with me and I will repay you.
30But the debtor was not willing. Then the debtor went and threw the servant into the beit hasohar (prison) until he should repay the debt.
31Therefore, when the manʼs fellow servants saw what had taken place, great was their agmat nefesh (grief), and they went and reported to their adon all that had taken place.
32Then having summoned the debtor, his adon said to him, Wicked servant, all that choiv (debt) I forgave you, because you begged me.
33Was it not necessary also for you to have rachamim (mercy) upon your fellow servant?
34And in charon af (wrath), his adon handed the debtor over to the keepers of the beit hasohar until the debtor should repay the entire choiv (debt).
35Thus also Avi shbaShomayim will do to you, unless you grant selicha (forgiveness), each one to his brother from your lev (heart).
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Matthew 18
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The Greatest in the Kingdom
Mk 9:33–37; Lk 9:46–48
1#Mk 9:33–37; Lk 9:46–48At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2Jesus called a little child to Him and set him in their midst, 3#1Pe 2:2; 1Co 14:20and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4#Mt 23:11–12Therefore whoever humbles himself like this little child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5#Mt 25:40And whoever receives one such little child in My name receives Me.
Temptations to Sin
Mk 9:42–48; Lk 17:1–2
6#Mk 9:42“But whoever misleads one of these little ones who believe in Me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung about his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7#Lk 17:1; 1Co 11:19Woe to the world because of temptations! For it must be that temptations come, but woe to that man by whom the temptation comes! 8#Mt 5:29–30; 25:41Therefore if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life lame or maimed than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire. 9#Mt 5:22; 5:29And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into the fire of hell.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
Lk 15:5–7
10#Lk 1:19; Heb 1:14“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11#Lk 19:10For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
12#Lk 15:4–7; Mt 21:28“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search for the one which went astray? 13And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine which never went astray. 14#Jn 17:12So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
The Brother Who Sins
Lk 17:3
15#Lev 19:17; 1Co 9:19–21“Now if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16#Dt 19:15; Jn 8:17But if he does not listen, then take with you one or two others, that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established.#Ps 8:2. 17#2Th 3:6; Mt 5:46If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
18#Mt 16:19; Jn 20:23“Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19#Mt 7:7; Ac 12:5“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. 20#Mt 28:20; Jn 20:19For where two or three are assembled in My name, there I am in their midst.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21#Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23#Mt 13:24“Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24When he began to settle the accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.#Several million pounds. 25#Lev 25:39; 2Ki 4:1But since he was not able to pay, his master ordered that he be sold with his wife, their children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26#Mt 8:2“So the servant fell on his knees, pleading with him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
28#Mt 20:2“But that same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.#A few pounds. He laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe.’
29“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and entreated him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’
30“But he would not and went and threw him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31So when his fellow servants saw what took place, they were very sorry and went and told their master all that had taken place.
32“Then his master, after he had summoned him, said to him, ‘O you wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33#Col 3:13Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?’ 34#Mt 5:25–26His master was angry and delivered him to the jailers until he should pay all his debt.
35#Pr 21:13; Mt 6:14–15“So also My heavenly Father will do to each of you, if from your heart you do not forgive your brother for his trespasses.”
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