Matthew 18
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes: Quis, putas, major est in regno cælorum?
2 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,
3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
et dixit: Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, et efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cælorum.
4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Quicumque ergo humiliaverit se sicut parvulus iste, hic est major in regno cælorum.
5 And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Et qui susceperit unum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit:
6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expedit ei ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo ejus, et demergatur in profundum maris.
7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Væ mundo a scandalis! Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala: verumtamen væ homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.
8 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 crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est cum uno oculo in vitam intrare, quam duos oculos habentem mitti in gehennam ignis. (Geenna g1067)
10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis: dico enim vobis, quia angeli eorum in cælis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in cælis est.
Venit enim Filius hominis salvare quod perierat.
12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Quid vobis videtur? si fuerint alicui centum oves, et erravit una ex eis: nonne relinquit nonaginta novem in montibus, et vadit quærere eam quæ erravit?
13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Et si contigerit ut inveniat eam: amen dico vobis, quia gaudet super eam magis quam super nonaginta novem, quæ non erraverunt.
14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui in cælis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.
15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, et corripe eum inter te, et ipsum solum: si te audierit, lucratus eris fratrem tuum.
16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Quod si non audierit eos: dic ecclesiæ. Si autem ecclesiam non audierit, sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus.
18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Amen dico vobis, quæcumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata et in cælo: et quæcumque solveritis super terram, erunt soluta et in cælo.
19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
Iterum dico vobis, quia si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram, de omni re quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a Patre meo, qui in cælis est.
20 For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Ubi enim sunt duo vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum.
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Tunc accedens Petrus ad eum, dixit: Domine, quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam ei? usque septies?
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Dicit illi Jesus: Non dico tibi usque septies: sed usque septuagies septies.
23 Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.
24 As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
Et cum cœpisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, qui debebat ei decem millia talenta.
25 Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
Cum autem non haberet unde redderet, jussit eum dominus ejus venundari, et uxorem ejus, et filios, et omnia quæ habebat, et reddi.
26 Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
27 His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
Misertus autem dominus servi illius, dimisit eum, et debitum dimisit ei.
28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis, qui debebat ei centum denarios: et tenens suffocavit eum, dicens: Redde quod debes.
29 So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
Et procidens conservus ejus, rogabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
30 But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
Ille autem noluit: sed abiit, et misit eum in carcerem donec redderet debitum.
31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
Videntes autem conservi ejus quæ fiebant, contristati sunt valde: et venerunt, et narraverunt domino suo omnia quæ facta fuerant.
32 Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me:
33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?
34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
Et iratus dominus ejus tradidit eum tortoribus, quoadusque redderet universum debitum.
35 That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
Sic et Pater meus cælestis faciet vobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris.
