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1IT was at this time that the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Who is really greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?"

2Jesus called a little child to his side and set him on his feet in the middle of them all.

3"Believe me," he said, "unless you change your whole outlook and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven.

4It is the man who can be as humble as this little child who is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.

5"Anyone who welcomes one child like this for my sake is welcoming me.

6But if anyone leads astray one of these little children who believe in me he would be better off thrown into the depths of the sea with a millstone hung round his neck!

7Alas for the world with its pitfalls! In the nature of things there must be pitfalls, yet alas for the man who is responsible for them!

8"If your hand or your foot leads you astray, cut it off and throw it away. It is a good thing to go into life maimed or crippledrather than to have both hands and feet and be thrown on to the everlasting fire.

9Yes, and if your eye leads you astray, tear it out and throw it away. It is a good thing to go oneeyed into liferather than to have both your eyes and be thrown on the fire of the rubbishheap.

10"Be careful that you never despise a single one of these little onesfor I tell you that they have angels who see my Father's face continually in Heaven.

12"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one wanders away from the rest, won't he leave the ninetynine on the hillside and set out to look for the one who has wandered away?

13Yes, and if he should chance to find it I assure you he is more delighted over that one than he is over the ninetynine who never wandered away.

14You can understand then that it is never the will of your Father in Heaven that a single one of these little ones should be lost.

15"But if your brother wrongs you, go and have it out with him at oncejust between the two of you. If he will listen to you, you have won him back as your brother.

16But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others with you so that everything that is said may have the support of two or three witnesses.

17And if he still won't pay any attention, tell the matter to the church. And if he won't even listen to the church then he must be to you just like a paganor a taxcollector!

18"Believe me, whatever you forbid upon earth will be what is forbidden in Heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be what is permitted in Heaven.

19"And I tell you once more that if two of you on earth agree in asking for anything it will be granted to you by my Heavenly Father.

20For wherever two or three people have come together in my name, I am there, right among them!"

21Then Peter approached him with the question, "Master, if my brother goes on wronging me how often should I forgive him? Would seven times be enough?"

22"No," replied Jesus, "not seven times, but seventy times seven!

23For the kingdom of Heaven is like a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants.

24When he had started calling in his accounts, a man was brought to him who owed him millions of pounds.

25As he had no means of repaying the debt, his master gave orders for him to be sold as a slave, and his wife and children and all his possessions as well, and the money to be paid over.

26At this the servant fell on his knees before his master, 'Oh, be patient with me!' he cried, 'and I will pay you back every penny!'

27Then his master was moved with pity for him, set him flee and cancelled his debt.

28"But when this same servant had left his master's presence, he found one of his fellowservants who owed him a few shillings. He grabbed him and seized him by the throat, crying, 'Pay up what you owe me!'

29At this his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and implored him, 'Oh, be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'

30But he refused and went out and had him put in prison until he should repay the debt.

31"When the other fellowservants saw what had happened, they were horrified and went and told their master the whole incident.

32Then his master called him in. "'You wicked servant!' he said. 'Didn't I cancel all that debt when you begged me to do so?

33Oughtn't you to have taken pity on your fellowsecant as I, your master, took pity on you?'

34And his master in anger handed him over to the jailers till he should repay the whole debt.

35This is how my Heavenly Father will treat you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart."



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