<h3>Rank in the Kingdom</h3>18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “ Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3 and said, <woj>“Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.</woj> 4 <woj>So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.</woj> 5 <woj>And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me;</woj> 6 <woj>but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.</woj> <h3>Stumbling Blocks</h3> 7 <woj>“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes!</woj> 8 <woj>“And if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.</woj> 9 <woj>And if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fiery hell.</woj> 10 <woj>“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven. </woj> <h3>Ninety-nine Plus One</h3> 12 <woj>“What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, and go and search for the one that is lost?</woj> 13 <woj>And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.</woj> 14 <woj>So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to perish.</woj> <h3>Discipline and Prayer</h3> 15 <woj>“Now if your brother sins , go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.</woj> 16 <woj>But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that on the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be confirmed.</woj> 17 <woj>And if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, he is to be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.</woj> 18 <woj>Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.</woj> 19 <woj>“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.</woj> 20 <woj>For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”</woj> <h3>Forgiveness</h3> 21 Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus *said to him, <woj>“I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy-seven times.</woj> 23 <woj>“For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.</woj> 24 <woj>And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.</woj> 25 <woj>But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.</woj> 26 <woj>So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’</woj> 27 <woj>And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and forgave him the debt.</woj> 28 <woj>But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’</woj> 29 <woj>So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’</woj> 30 <woj>But he was unwilling, and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed.</woj> 31 <woj>So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened.</woj> 32 <woj>Then summoning him, his master *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.</woj> 33 <woj> Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’</woj> 34 <woj>And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he would repay all that was owed him.</woj> 35 <woj> My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”</woj>

Matthew 18:1

<cr>1</cr>At that <ft>1</ft>time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “<cr>2</cr>Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

And He called a child to Himself and set him among them,

Matthew 18:2

and said, <woj>“Truly I say to you, unless you <ft>1</ft>change and <cr>1</cr>become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.</woj>

Matthew 18:3

<woj>So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.</woj>

Matthew 18:4

<woj>And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me;</woj>

Matthew 18:5

<woj>but <cr>1</cr>whoever <cr>2</cr>causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to <ft>1</ft>sin, it is better for him that a <ft>2</ft>heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.</woj>

Matthew 18:6

Matthew 18:7

<woj>“Woe to the world because of its<ft>1</ft>stumbling blocks! For <cr>1</cr>it is inevitable that <ft>2</ft>stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the <ft>3</ft>stumbling block comes!</woj>

<woj>“And <cr>1</cr>if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.</woj>

Matthew 18:8

<woj>And <cr>1</cr>if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the <ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr>fiery hell.</woj>

Matthew 18:9

<woj>“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that <cr>1</cr>their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.<ft>1</ft></woj>

Matthew 18:10

Matthew 18:12

<woj>“What do you think? <cr>1</cr>If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, and go and search for the one that is lost?</woj>

<woj>And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.</woj>

Matthew 18:13

<woj>So it is not the will <ft>1</ft>of your Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to perish.</woj>

Matthew 18:14

Matthew 18:15

<woj>“Now <cr>1</cr>if your brother sins<ft>1</ft>, go and <ft>2</ft>show him his fault <ft>3</ft>in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.</woj>

<woj>But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that <cr>1</cr>on the<ft>1</ft>testimony of two or three witnesses every<ft>2</ft>matter may be confirmed.</woj>

Matthew 18:16

<woj>And if he refuses to listen to them, <cr>1</cr>tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, <cr>2</cr>he is to be to you as <ft>1</ft>a Gentile and <ft>2</ft>a tax collector.</woj>

Matthew 18:17

<woj>Truly I say to you, <cr>1</cr>whatever you <ft>1</ft>bind on earth <ft>2</ft>shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you <ft>3</ft>loose on earth <ft>4</ft>shall have been loosed in heaven.</woj>

Matthew 18:18

<woj>“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, <cr>1</cr>it shall be done for them <ft>1</ft>by My Father who is in heaven.</woj>

Matthew 18:19

<woj>For where two or three have gathered together in My name, <cr>1</cr>I am there in their midst.”</woj>

Matthew 18:20

Matthew 18:21

Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, <cr>1</cr>how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to <cr>2</cr>seven times?”

Jesus *said to him, <woj>“I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>seventy-seven times.</woj>

Matthew 18:22

<woj>“For this reason <cr>1</cr>the kingdom of heaven <ft>1</ft>is like a king who wanted to <cr>2</cr>settle accounts with his slaves.</woj>

Matthew 18:23

<woj>And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him <ft>1</ft>ten thousand talents was brought to him.</woj>

Matthew 18:24

<woj>But since he <ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr>did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he <cr>2</cr>be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made.</woj>

Matthew 18:25

<woj>So the slave fell to the ground and <cr>1</cr>prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’</woj>

Matthew 18:26

<woj>And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and <cr>1</cr>forgave him the <ft>1</ft>debt.</woj>

Matthew 18:27

<woj>But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred <ft>1</ft>denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’</woj>

Matthew 18:28

<woj>So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’</woj>

Matthew 18:29

<woj>But he was unwilling, <ft>1</ft>and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed.</woj>

Matthew 18:30

<woj>So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened.</woj>

Matthew 18:31

<woj>Then summoning him, his master *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.</woj>

Matthew 18:32

<woj><cr>1</cr>Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’</woj>

Matthew 18:33

<woj>And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the <ft>1</ft>torturers until he would repay all that was owed him.</woj>

Matthew 18:34

<woj><cr>1</cr>My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your <ft>1</ft>heart.”</woj>

Matthew 18:35

 1  At that  time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “ Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you  change and  become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me; 6 but  whoever  causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to  sin, it is better for him that a  heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For  it is inevitable that  stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the  stumbling block comes! 8 “And  if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And  if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the   fiery hell. 10 “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that  their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.  12 “What do you think?  If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, and go and search for the one that is lost? 13 And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray. 14 So it is not the will  of your Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to perish. 15 “Now  if your brother sins , go and  show him his fault  in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that  on the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be confirmed. 17 And if he refuses to listen to them,  tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church,  he is to be to you as  a Gentile and  a tax collector. 18 Truly I say to you,  whatever you  bind on earth  shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you  loose on earth  shall have been loosed in heaven. 19 “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask,  it shall be done for them  by My Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name,  I am there in their midst.” 21 Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord,  how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to  seven times?” 22 Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to   seventy-seven times. 23 “For this reason  the kingdom of heaven  is like a king who wanted to  settle accounts with his slaves. 24 And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him  ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 But since he   did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he  be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made. 26 So the slave fell to the ground and  prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ 27 And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and  forgave him the  debt. 28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred  denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ 30 But he was unwilling,  and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed. 31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened. 32 Then summoning him, his master *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33  Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the  torturers until he would repay all that was owed him. 35  My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your  heart.”

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