Matthew 18
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1At that time the disciples drew near to Yeshua [God is Salvation] and said to him: ‘Whom do you think is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?’
2He called a small child and placed him in their midst.
3He said: “I say to you, if you do not turn to become like this child, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven”
5“He who receives a child, like this, in my name, receives me”
6“He who causes one of the little children who believe in me to stumble, it would be good for him to tie a millstone around his neck and be cast into the depths of the sea”.
7“Woe to the inhabitants of the world because of confusion, because confusion must come”. He also said: “Woe to the man through whom the confusion comes”
8“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 with one hand or lame than having two hands and two feet for you to be given to everlasting fire”
9“If your eye should cause you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be given to Gei-Hinnom [hell, valley of evil counsel]”
10“Take heed lest you judge one of the little children. I say to you, their angels always see the sons of my Father Who is in heaven”,
11“and the Son of Man is not saving the enemy”
12“What is your opinion: If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains and go seek the one which has strayed?”
13“If he should find it, truly I say to you he will rejoice over it more than the ninety-nine which did not go astray.”
14“Thus, my Father Who is in heaven does not wish that any of these little children should e lost.”
15At that time Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to Shim’on [he has heard]; called Kefa [pebble] “If your brother sins against you, reprove him privately. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother”.
16“If he does not listen to you, reprove him before another; if by every oath he does not listen to you, add still one or two in order that your words might be before two or three witnesses, because by two or three witnesses a word will be established”.
17“If by every oath he does not listen, tell it in the assembly; and if he does not listen to the assembly consider him as ostracized, an enemy and cruel”.
18“Truly I say to you that every oath which you shall bind on earth will be bound in heaven and every oath which you shall loose on earth will be loosed in heaven”.
19“Also, I say to you, if two of you wish to make peace on earth, everything which you ask will be yours from my Father Who is in heaven”.
20“In every place where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in their midst”.
21Then Kefa [pebble] drew near to him saying: ‘My Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth], if my brother sins against me, shall I forgive him unto seven times?’
22Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to him: “I do not say to you ‘unto seven’ but ‘unto seventy-seven’”
23At that time Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who sat to make a reckoning with his servants and ministers”.
24“As he began to reckon one came who owed about ten thousand pieces of gold”.
25“But he had nothing to give and his master commanded to sell him and his children and all which was his to repay the value”.
26“The slave fell before his master and implored him to have pity on him and to be patient with him because he would repay everything”.
27“Then his master had pity on him and forgave him everything”.
28“But that slave went out and found one of his comrades who owed him a hundred pieces of money and he grasped him and struck him saying: Pay back what you owe”.
29“So his comrade fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Trust me and be patient with me and I will repay everything’”.
30“But he was not willing to listen to him; so he brought him to the prison until he repaid him everything”.
31“The servants of the king saw that which he did and they were very angry and told their master”.
32“Then his master called him and said to him: ‘Cursed slave, did I not forgive you all your debt when you placated me’”?
33“‘So why did you not forgive your slave when he supplicated you, as I forgave you?’”
34“His master was angry with him and commanded to afflict him until he should repay him all the debt”.
35“Thus will my Father Who is in heaven do to you if you do not forgive each man his brother with a perfect heart”
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Matthew 18
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Jesus and His Disciples
1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. 10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. 11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 13And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 18Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. 23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 25But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
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