1At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2And calling a child [to himself], he had him stand in their midst
3and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
4Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
5and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.
6But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that _a large millstone_ be hung around his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.
8And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!
9And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!
10"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.
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12What do you think? If _a certain man has_ a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go [and] look for the one that wandered away?
13And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
14In the [same] way it is not the will _of_ your Father [who is] in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
15"Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
16But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two [others], so that by _the testimony_ of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
17And if he refuses to listen to them, tell [it] to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
18Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.
19Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father [who is] in heaven.
20For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in the midst of them.
21Then Peter came up [and] said to him, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?
22Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
23For this [reason] the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man—a king—who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
24And [when] he began to settle [them], someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.
25And [because] he did not have [enough] to repay [it], the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.
26Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!’
27So the master of that slave, [because he] had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.
28But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, ‘Pay back everything that you owe!’
29Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to implore him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will repay you!’
30But he did not want to, but rather he went [and] threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.
31So [when] his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went [and] reported to their master everything that had happened.
32Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, ‘Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!
33Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’
34And [because he] was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.
35So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!
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