Dual Panel1At <1722> that <1565> time <5610> the disciples <3101> came <4334> to Jesus <2424> saying <3004>, “Who <5101> is <1510> the greatest <3187> in <1722> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>?”
2He <2532> called <4341> a child <3813>, had <2476> him <846> stand <2476> among <1722> <3319> them <846>,
3and <2532> said <2036>, “I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <3004>, unless <1437> <3361> you turn around <4762> and <2532> become <1096> like <5613> little children <3813>, you will <1525> never <3756> <3361> enter <1525> <1519> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>!
4Whoever <3748> then <3767> humbles <5013> himself <1438> like <5613> this little child <3813> is <1510> the greatest <3187> in <1722> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>.
5And <2532> whoever <3739> <1437> welcomes <1209> a child <3813> like this <5108> in <1909> my <3450> name <3686> welcomes <1209> me <1691>.
6“But <1161> if anyone causes <4624> one <1520> of these <5130> little <3398> ones who believe <4100> in <1519> me <1691> to sin, it would be better <4851> for him <846> to have a huge millstone <3458> <3684> hung <2910> around <4012> his <846> neck <5137> and <2532> to be drowned <2670> in <1722> the open <3989> sea <2281>.
7Woe <3759> to the world <2889> because of <575> stumbling blocks <4625>! It is necessary <318> that stumbling blocks <4625> come <2064>, but <4133> woe <3759> to the person <444> through <1223> whom <3739> they come <2064>.
8If <1487> your <4675> hand <5495> or <2228> your <4675> foot <4228> causes <4624> you <4571> to sin <4624>, cut <1581> it <846> off <1581> and <2532> throw <906> it away. It is <1510> better <2570> for you <4671> to enter <1525> life <2222> crippled <2948> or <2228> lame <5560> than <2228> to have <2192> two <1417> hands <5495> or <2228> two <1417> feet <4228> and be thrown <906> into <1519> eternal <166> fire <4442>.
9And <2532> if <1487> your <4675> eye <3788> causes <4624> you <4571> to sin <4624>, tear <1807> it <846> out <1807> and <2532> throw <906> it away <906>. It is <1510> better <2570> for you <4671> to enter <1525> into <1519> life <2222> with one eye <3442> than <2228> to have <2192> two <1417> eyes <3788> and be thrown <906> into <1519> fiery <4442> hell <1067>.
10“See <3708> that you do <2706> not <3361> disdain <2706> one <1520> of these <5130> little ones <3398>. For <1063> I tell <3004> you <5213> that <3754> their <846> angels <32> in <1722> heaven <3772> always <1223> see <991> the face <4383> of my <3450> Father <3962> in <1722> heaven <3772>.
12What <5101> do <1380> you <5213> think <1380>? If <1437> someone <5100> <444> owns <1096> a hundred <1540> sheep <4263> and <2532> one <1520> of <1537> them <846> goes astray <4105>, will he <863> not <3780> leave <863> the ninety-nine <1768> <1767> on <1909> the mountains <3735> and <2532> go <4198> look for <2212> the one that went astray <4105>?
13And <2532> if <1437> he finds <2147> it <846>, I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, he will rejoice <5463> more <3123> over <1909> it <846> than <2228> over <1909> the ninety-nine <1768> <1767> that did <4105> not <3361> go astray <4105>.
14In the same way <3779>, your Father <3962> in <1722> heaven <3772> is <1510> not <3756> willing <2307> that <2443> one of these <5130> little <3398> ones <5130> be lost <622>.
15“If <1437> your <4675> brother <80> sins <264>, go <5217> and show <1651> him <846> his fault <1651> when the two of you <4675> <2532> <846> are alone <3441>. If <1437> he listens <191> to you <4675>, you have regained <2770> your <4675> brother <80>.
16But <1161> if <1437> he does <191> not <3361> listen <191>, take <3880> one <1520> or <2228> two <1417> others with <3326> you <4675>, so <2443> that at <1909> the testimony <4750> of two <1417> or <2228> three <5140> witnesses <3144> every <3956> matter <4487> may be established <2476>.
17If <1437> he refuses to listen <3878> to them <846>, tell <3004> it to the church <1577>. If <1437> he refuses to listen <3878> to the church <1577>, treat him like <5618> a Gentile <1482> or <2532> a tax collector <5057>.
18“I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, whatever <3745> <1437> you bind <1210> on <1909> earth <1093> will have been <1510> bound <1210> in <1722> heaven <3772>, and <2532> whatever <3745> <1437> you release <3089> on <1909> earth <1093> will have been <1510> released <3089> in <1722> heaven <3772>.
19Again <3825>, I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, if <1437> two <1417> of <1537> you <5216> on <1909> earth <1093> agree <4856> about <4012> whatever <1437> you ask <154>, my <3450> Father <3962> in <1722> heaven <3772> will do it for you.
20For <1063> where <3757> two <1417> or <2228> three <5140> are <1510> assembled <4863> in <1519> my <1699> name <3686>, I am <1510> there <1563> among <3319> them <846>.”
21Then <5119> Peter <4074> came <4334> to him <846> and said <2036>, “Lord <2962>, how many times <4212> must I forgive <863> my <3450> brother <80> who sins <264> against <1519> me <1691>? As many as <2193> seven times <2034>?”
22Jesus <2424> said <3004> to him <846>, “Not <3756> seven times <2033>, I tell <3004> you <4671>, but <235> seventy-seven times <1441>!
23“For <1223> this <5124> reason, the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is like <3666> a king <935> who <3739> wanted <2309> to settle <4868> accounts <3056> with <3326> his <846> slaves <1401>.
24As <756> he began settling <756> his <846> accounts <4868>, a man <3781> who owed ten thousand <3463> talents <5007> was brought <4317> to <1520> him <846>.
25Because he was <2192> not <3361> able <2192> to repay <591> it, the lord <2962> ordered <2753> him <846> to be sold, along <4097> with his wife <1135>, children <5043>, and <2532> whatever <3956> <3745> he possessed <2192>, and <2532> repayment <591> to be made.
26Then <3767> the slave <1401> threw himself <4098> to the ground <4352> before him <846>, saying <3004>, ‘Be patient <3114> with <1909> me <1698>, and <2532> I will repay <591> you <4671> everything <3956>.’
27The lord <2962> had compassion <4697> on that <1565> slave <1401> and released <630> him <846>, and <2532> forgave <863> him <846> the debt <1156>.
28After <1831> he went out <1831>, that <1565> same slave <1401> found <2147> one <1520> of his <846> fellow slaves <4889> who <3739> owed <3784> him <846> one hundred <1540> silver coins <1220>. So <2532> he grabbed <2902> him <846> by the throat and started to choke <4155> him, saying <3004>, ‘Pay back <591> what <1487> <5100> you owe <3784> me!’
29Then <3767> his <846> fellow slave <4889> threw himself down <4098> and begged <3870> him <846>, ‘Be patient <3114> with <1909> me <1698>, and <2532> I will repay <591> you <4671>.’
30But <1161> he refused <2309>. refused <3756>. Instead <235>, he went out <565> and threw <906> him <846> in <1519> prison <5438> until <2193> he repaid <591> the debt <3784>.
31When <3767> his <846> fellow slaves <4889> saw <1492> what had happened <1096>, they were <3076> very <4970> upset <3076> and <2532> went <2064> and told <1285> their <1438> lord <2962> everything <3956> that had taken place <1096>.
32Then <5119> his <846> lord <2962> called <4341> the first slave <846> and said <3004> to him <846>, ‘Evil <4190> slave <1401>! I forgave <863> you all <3956> that <1565> debt <3782> because <1893> you <4671> begged <3870> me <3165>!
33Should you <1163> not <3756> have shown mercy <1653> to your <4675> fellow slave <4889>, just as <5613> I <2504> showed <1653> it to you <4571>?’
34And <2532> in anger <3710> his <846> lord <2962> turned <3860> him <846> over <3860> to the prison guards to torture <930> him until <2193> he repaid <591> all <3956> he owed <3784>.
35So <3779> also <2532> my <3450> heavenly <3770> Father <3962> will do <4160> to you <5213>, if <1437> each <1538> of you does <863> not <3361> forgive <863> your brother <80> from <575> your <5216> heart <2588>.”