Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
And he that shall receive in my name one who is like to this child, he receiveth me.
6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
7 A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it must be, that stumbling blocks come. But, woe to the person by whose means the stumbling blocks come.
8 And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
If then thy hand or thy foot make thee stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life lame or mutilated, and not that, with two hands or two feet, thou fall into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
And if thine eye make thee stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, and not that, with two eyes, thou fall into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.
For the Son of man, hath come to give life to that which was lost.
12 What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?
How doth it appear to you? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek the one that strayed?
13 And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.
And if he find it, verily I say to you, that he rejoiceth in it, more than in the ninety and nine that did not stray.
14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.
Just so, it is not the pleasure of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
Moreover, if thy brother commit an offence against thee, go and admonish him between thee and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
And if he will also not hear them, tell it to the church. And if he will also not hear the church, let him be to thee as a publican and a heathen.
18 Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
Verily I say to you, That whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven.
19 Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be to them from my Father who is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?
22 Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like to some king, who wished to have a reckoning with his servants.
24 And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
And when he began to reckon, they brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents.
25 And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
And as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, him and his wife and his children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made.
26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
And that servant fell down and worshipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
27 And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.
And his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt.
28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
Then that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me.
29 So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
And that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
30 And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
But he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him.
31 So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.
And when their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred.
32 Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
Then his lord called him, and said to him: Thou vile servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me:
33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
oughtest not thou also to have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee?
34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.
And his lord was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him.
35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
So will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence.
