ASV_Strong : Matthew 18
1. In[G1722] that[G1565] hour[G5610] came[G4334] the disciples[G3101] unto Jesus[G2424], saying[G3004], Who[G5101] then[G687] is[G2076] greatest[G3187] in[G1722] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772]?
2. And[G2532] he[G2424] called[G4341] to him[G4341] a little child[G3813], and set[G2476] him[G846] in[G1722] the middle[G3319] of them[G846],
3. and[G2532] said[G2036], Truly[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], Except[G1437] you[G3361] turn[G4762], and[G2532] become[G1096] as[G5613] little sons[G3813], you shall[G1525] in no[G3756] wise[G3361] enter[G1525] into[G1519] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772].
4. Whoever[G3748] therefore[G3767] shall humble[G5013] himself[G1438] as[G5613] this[G5124] little child[G3813], the same[G3778] is[G2076] the greatest[G3187] in[G1722] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772].
5. And[G2532] whoso[G3739] shall receive[G1209] one[G1520] such[G5108] little child[G3813] in[G1909] my[G3450] name[G3686] receives[G1209] me[G1691]:
6. But[G1161] whoso[G3739] shall cause one[G1520] of[G3398] these[G5130] little ones[G1520] that believe[G4100] on[G1519] me[G1691] to stumble[G4624], it is profitable[G4851] for him[G846] that[G2443] a[G3684] great millstone[G3458] should be hanged[G2910] about[G1909] his[G846] neck[G5137], and[G2532] that he should be sunk[G2670] in[G1722] the depth[G3989] of the sea[G2281].
7. Woe[G3759] unto the world[G2889] because[G575] of occasions of stumbling[G4625]! for[G1063] it[G2076] must needs[G318] be[G2076] that[G2064] the occasions[G4625] come[G2064]; but[G4133] woe[G3759] to[G444] that[G1565] man[G444] through[G1223] whom[G3739] the occasion[G4625] comes[G2064]!
8. And[G1161] if[G1487] your[G4675] hand[G5495] or[G2228] your[G4675] foot[G4228] causes you[G4571] to stumble[G4624], cut[G1581] it[G846] off[G1581], and[G2532] cast[G906] it from[G575] you[G4675]: it is[G2076] good[G2570] for you[G4671] to enter[G1525] into[G1519] life[G2222] crippled[G2948] or[G2228] halt[G5560], rather than[G2228] having[G2192] two[G1417] hands[G5495] or[G2228] two[G1417] feet[G4228] to be cast[G906] into[G1519] the eternal[G166] fire[G4442].
9. And[G2532] if[G1487] your[G4675] eye[G3788] causes you[G4571] to stumble[G4624], pluck[G1807] it[G846] out[G1807], and[G2532] cast[G906] it[G846] from[G575] you[G4675]: it is[G2076] good for you[G4671] to enter[G1525] into[G1519] life[G2222] with one eye[G3442], rather than[G2228] having[G2192] two[G1417] eyes[G3788] to be cast[G906] into[G1519] the hell[G1067] of fire[G4442].
10. See that[G3708] you despise[G2706] not[G3361] one[G1520] of[G3398] these[G5130] little ones[G1520]; for[G1063] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], that[G3754] in[G1722] heaven[G3772] their[G846] angels[G32] do[G991] always[G3956] behold[G991] the face[G4383] of[G3962] my[G3450] Father[G3962] who is[G3588] in[G1722] heaven[G3772].
12. How[G5101] think[G1380] you[G5213]? if[G1437] any[G5100] man[G444] have[G1096] a hundred[G1540] sheep[G4263], and[G2532] one[G1520] of[G1537] them[G846] be gone astray[G4105], does he[G863] not[G3780] leave[G863] the ninety and nine[G1768], and go[G4198] unto[G1909] the mountains[G3735], and seek[G2212] that which goes astray[G4105]?
13. And[G2532] if[G1437] so be that[G1096] he find[G2147] it[G846], truly[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G3754], he rejoices[G5463] over[G1909] it[G846] more[G3123] than[G2228] over[G1909] the ninety and nine[G1768] which have not[G3361] gone[G4105] astray[G4105].
14. Even so[G3779] it is[G2076] not[G3756] the will[G2307] of[G1715] your[G5216] Father[G3962] who is[G3588] in[G1722] heaven[G3772], that[G2443] one[G1520] of[G3398] these[G5130] little ones[G3398] should perish[G622].
15. And[G1161] if[G1437] your[G4675] brother[G80] sin[G264] against[G1519] you[G4571], go[G5217], show[G1651] him[G846] his fault[G1651] between[G3342] you[G4571] and[G2532] him[G846] alone[G3441]: if[G1437] he hear[G191] you[G4675], you have gained[G2770] your[G4675] brother[G80].
16. But[G1161] if[G1437] he hear[G191] you[G4675] not[G3361], take[G3880] with[G3326] you[G4675] one[G1520] or[G2228] two[G1417] more[G2089], that[G2443] at[G1909] the mouth[G4750] of[G3144] two[G1417] witnesses[G3144] or[G2228] three[G5140] every[G3956] word[G4487] may be established[G2476].
17. And[G1161] if[G1437] he refuse to hear[G3878] them[G846], tell[G2036] it unto the church[G1577]: and[G1161] if[G1437] he refuse to hear[G3878] the church[G1577] also[G2077], let him be unto you[G4671] as[G5618] the Gentile[G1482] and[G2532] the tax collector[G5057].
18. Truly[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], what[G3745] things[G1437] soever you shall bind[G1210] on[G1909] earth[G1093] shall be[G2071] bound[G1210] in[G1722] heaven[G3772]; and[G2532] what[G3745] things[G1437] soever you shall loose[G3089] on[G1909] earth[G1093] shall be[G2071] loosed[G3089] in[G1722] heaven[G3772].
19. Again[G3825] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], that[G3754] if[G1437] two[G1417] of you[G5216] shall agree[G4856] on[G1909] earth[G1093] as touching[G4012] anything[G4229] that[G3739] they shall ask[G154], it shall be done[G1096] for them[G846] of[G3844] my[G3450] Father[G3962] who is[G3588] in[G1722] heaven[G3772].
20. For[G1063] where[G3757] two[G1417] or[G2228] three[G5140] are[G1526] gathered together[G4863] in[G1519] my[G1699] name[G3686], there[G1563] am I[G1510] in[G1722] the middle[G3319] of them[G846].
21. Then[G5119] came[G4334] Peter[G4074] and said[G2036] to him[G846], Lord[G2962], how often[G4212] shall[G264] my[G3450] brother[G80] sin[G264] against[G1519] me[G1691], and[G2532] I forgive[G863] him[G846]? until[G2193] seven times[G2034]?
22. Jesus[G2424] says[G3004] unto him[G846], I say[G3004] not[G3756] unto you[G4671], Until[G2193] seven times[G2034]; but[G235], Until[G2193] seventy times[G1441] seven[G2033].
23. Therefore[G5124] is[G3666] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772] likened[G3666] unto a certain[G444] king[G935], who[G3739] would[G2309] make[G4868] a reckoning[G3056] with[G3326] his[G846] servants[G1401].
24. And[G1161] when[G756] he[G846] had begun[G756] to reckon[G4868], one[G1520] was brought[G4374] unto him[G846], that owed him[G3781] ten thousand[G3463] talents[G5007].
25. But forasmuch as[G1161] he[G846] had[G2192] not[G3361] with which to pay[G591], his[G846] lord[G2962] commanded[G2753] him[G846] to be sold[G4097], and[G2532] his[G846] wife[G1135], and[G2532] sons[G5043], and[G2532] all[G3956] that[G3745] he had[G2192], and[G2532] payment to be made[G591].
26. The servant[G1401] therefore[G3767] fell down[G4098] and worshiped[G4352] him[G846], saying[G3004], Lord[G2962], have patience[G3114] with[G1909] me[G1698], and[G2532] I will pay[G591] you[G4671] all[G3956].
27. And[G1161] the lord[G2962] of[G1401] that[G1565] servant[G1401], being moved with compassion[G4697], released[G630] him[G846], and[G2532] forgave[G863] him[G846] the debt[G1156].
28. But[G1161] that[G1565] servant[G1401] went out[G1831], and found[G2147] one[G1520] of[G4889] his[G846] fellow-servants[G4889], who[G3739] owed[G3784] him[G846] a hundred[G1540] shillings[G1220]: and[G2532] he laid hold[G2902] on him[G846], and[G2532] took him[G846] by the throat[G4155], saying[G3004], Pay[G591] what[G5100] you owe[G3784].
29. So[G3767] his[G846] fellow-servant[G4889] fell down[G4098] and begged[G3870] him[G846], saying[G3004], Have patience[G3114] with[G1909] me[G1698], and[G2532] I will pay[G591] you[G4671].
30. And[G1161] he would[G2309] not[G3756]: but[G235] went and[G565] cast[G906] him[G846] into[G1519] prison[G5438], until[G2193] he should pay[G591] that which was due[G3784].
31. So[G1161] when[G1492] his[G846] fellow-servants[G4889] saw[G1492] what was done[G1096], they were[G3076] exceedingly[G4970] sorry[G3076], and[G2532] came[G2064] and told[G1285] unto[G2962] their[G846] lord[G2962] all[G3956] that was done[G1096].
32. Then[G5119] his[G846] lord[G2962] called[G4341] him[G846] unto him[G846], and says[G3004] to him[G846], You[G1401] wicked[G4190] servant[G1401], I forgave[G863] you[G4671] all[G3956] that[G1565] debt[G3782], because[G1893] you besoughtest me[G3165]:
33. should[G1163] not[G3756] you[G4571] also[G2532] have had mercy[G1653] on[G4889] your[G4675] fellow-servant[G4889], even[G2532] as[G5613] I[G1473] had mercy[G1653] on you[G4571]?
34. And[G2532] his[G846] lord[G2962] was angry[G3710], and delivered[G3860] him[G846] to the tormentors[G930], until[G2193] he should pay[G591] all[G3956] that was due[G3784].
35. So[G3779] shall[G4160] also[G2532] my[G3450] heavenly[G2032] Father[G3962] do[G4160] unto you[G5213], if[G1437] you[G863] forgive[G863] not[G3361] every one[G1538] his[G846] brother[G80] from[G575] your[G5216] hearts[G2588].
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