Matthew 18

1 At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2 And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

And Jesus calling to Him a little child, set it in the midst of them,

3 and said, 'Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

and said, Verily I declare unto you, unless ye be converted, and become like little children, ye shall never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4 whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven:

5 'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

and whoever shall receive one such little child for my sake, receiveth me:

6 and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.

7 'Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

Wo will be to the world from such offenses; for it is of necessity that offenses come: but wo to that man by whom the offense cometh.

8 'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during. (aiōnios g166)

If then thy hand or thy foot cause thee to offend, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire: (aiōnios g166)

9 'And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire. (Geenna g1067)

and if thine eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with but one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. (Geenna g1067)

10 'Beware! — ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven do continually appear in the presence of my father, who is in heaven:

11 for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

for the Son of man came from thence to save that which was lost.

12 'What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?

What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?

13 and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;

And if he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more on account of that, than of the ninety nine which went not astray.

14 so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

Even so it is not the will of your heavenly Father, that any one of these little ones should be lost.

15 'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother:

16 and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

17 'And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

18 'Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.

Verily 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.

19 'Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask — it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

And I tell you moreover, that if but two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing which they would ask for, it shall be granted them by my Father who is in heaven:

20 for where there are two or three gathered together — to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

21 Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?'

Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? to seven times?

22 Jesus saith to him, 'I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

Jesus answereth him, I tell thee not, to seven times, but to seventy times seven.

23 'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants:

24 and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents:

25 and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

and not having it to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had; and payment to be made.

26 The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

The servant therefore fell prostrate before him, saying, Lord, bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all:

27 and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

and his lord had compassion on him, and discharged him, and forgave him the debt.

28 'And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me:

29 His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

and his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and intreated him, saying, Bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all.

30 and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

And he would not: but went away and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

31 'And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

Now when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very much grieved, and came and acquainted their lord with all that had passed.

32 then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

Then his lord called for him again, and said to him, Thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that vast debt at thy request,

33 did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

and oughtest not thou to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had on thee?

34 'And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

And his lord being highly provoked delivered him to the officers, till he should pay all that was owing to him.

35 so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'

Thus will my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.