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Sources
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Matthew 18The chapter view is for reading and quick manuscript discovery. Hover verse superscripts for a preview; open the verse page for full lists, timelines, and analysis tools.
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1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”2Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.9And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.19Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!23Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.24As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.26Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’27His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’30But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.31When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.32Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”