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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1In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 3and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me: 6but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
7Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh! 8And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. 9And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. 10See 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 who is in heaven. 11#18:11 Many authorities, some ancient, insert v. 11. For the son of man came to save that which was lost. See Luk 19:10. 12How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? 13And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. 14Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. 17And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. 18Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever 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 anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who 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 and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until 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, who would make a reckoning with his servants. 24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. 25But forasmuch as he had not wherewith 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. 27And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. 29So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. 30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. 31So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: 33shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? 34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 35So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
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