Matthew Chapter 18
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as their doctrines the precepts of men.
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And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
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Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
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Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?
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But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.
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Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.
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And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
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And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
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Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
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But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
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For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
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these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
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And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.
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And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
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But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
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But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
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And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
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But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
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Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
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And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
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And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:
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insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.
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And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
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And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
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and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
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And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
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And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
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And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
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But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say,
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It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.
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And in the morning,
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
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And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,
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and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
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Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;
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and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
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But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.
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Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
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And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
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And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
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See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.
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For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.
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What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
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And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.
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So it is not the will of your Father who is in [the] heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
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But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
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But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.
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But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.
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Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.
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For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
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Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
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For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
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And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
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But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.
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The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.
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And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.
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But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.
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His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down [at his feet], besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
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But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.
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But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.
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Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;
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shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?
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And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
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Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Iesum, dicentes: Quis putas, maior est in regno cælorum?
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Et advocans Iesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,
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et dixit: Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, et efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cælorum.
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Quicumque ergo humiliaverit se sicut parvulus iste, hic est maior in regno cælorum.
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Et qui susceperit unum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit.
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qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expedit ei ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo eius, et demergatur in profundum maris.
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Væ mundo a scandalis. Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala: verumtamen væ homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.
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Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te: abscide eum, et proiice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus, vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum.
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Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, et proiice abs te: bonum tibi est cum uno oculo in vitam intrare, quam duos oculos habentem mitti in gehennam ignis.
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Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis: dico enim vobis, quia angeli eorum in cælis semper vident faciem patris mei, qui in cælis est.
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Venit enim filius hominis salvare quod perierat.
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Quid vobis videtur? si fuerint alicui centum oves, et erravit una ex eis: nonne relinquit nonagintanovem in montibus, et vadit quærere eam, quæ erravit?
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et si contigerit ut inveniat eam: amen dico vobis, quia gaudet super eam magis quam super nonagintanovem, quæ non erraverunt.
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Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui in cælis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.
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Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, et corripe eum inter te, et ipsum solum. si te audierit, lucratus eris fratrem tuum.
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si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.
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Quod si non audierit eos: dic ecclesiæ. si autem ecclesiam non audierit: sit tibi sicut ethnicus, et publicanus.
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Amen dico vobis, quæcumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata et in cælo: et quæcumque solveritis super terram, erunt soluta et in cælo.
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Iterum dico vobis, quia si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram, de omni re quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a patre meo, qui in cælis est.
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Ubi enim sunt duo, vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum.
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Tunc accedens Petrus ad eum, dixit: Domine quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam ei? usque septies?
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Dicit illi Iesus: Non dico tibi usque septies: sed usque septuagies septies.
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Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.
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Et cum cœpisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, qui debebat ei decem millia talenta.
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Cum autem non haberet unde redderet, iussit eum dominus eius venundari, et uxorem eius, et filios, et omnia quæ habebat, et reddi.
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Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
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Misertus autem dominus servi illius, dimisit eum, et debitum dimisit ei.
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Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis, qui debebat ei centum denarios: et tenens suffocavit eum, dicens: Redde quod debes.
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Et procidens conservus eius, rogabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.
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Ille autem noluit: sed abiit, et misit eum in carcerem donec redderet debitum.
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Videntes autem conservi eius quæ fiebant, contristati sunt valde: et venerunt, et narraverunt domino suo omnia quæ facta fuerant.
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Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me:
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nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?
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Et iratus dominus eius tradidit eum tortoribus, quoadusque redderet universum debitum.
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Sic et Pater meus cælestis faciet vobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris.
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In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
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Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
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and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
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but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
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“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
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If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
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If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
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See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
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For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
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“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
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If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
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Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
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But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
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If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
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Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
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Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
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For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
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Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
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Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
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Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
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But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
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The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
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“But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
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“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
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He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
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So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
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Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
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Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
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His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
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So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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εν εκεινη τη ωρα προσηλθον οι μαθηται τω ιησου λεγοντες τις αρα μειζων εστιν εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων
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και προσκαλεσαμενος παιδιον εστησεν αυτο εν μεσω αυτων
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και ειπεν αμην λεγω υμιν εαν μη στραφητε και γενησθε ως τα παιδια ου μη εισελθητε εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων
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οστις ουν ταπεινωσει εαυτον ως το παιδιον τουτο ουτος εστιν ο μειζων εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων
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και ος εαν δεξηται εν παιδιον τοιουτο επι τω ονοματι μου εμε δεχεται
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ος δ αν σκανδαλιση ενα των μικρων τουτων των πιστευοντων εις εμε συμφερει αυτω ινα κρεμασθη μυλος ονικος περι τον τραχηλον αυτου και καταποντισθη εν τω πελαγει της θαλασσης
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ουαι τω κοσμω απο των σκανδαλων αναγκη γαρ ελθειν τα σκανδαλα πλην ουαι τω ανθρωπω δι ου το σκανδαλον ερχεται
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ει δε η χειρ σου η ο πους σου σκανδαλιζει σε εκκοψον αυτον και βαλε απο σου καλον σοι εστιν εισελθειν εις την ζωην κυλλον η χωλον η δυο χειρας η δυο ποδας εχοντα βληθηναι εις το πυρ το αιωνιον
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και ει ο οφθαλμος σου σκανδαλιζει σε εξελε αυτον και βαλε απο σου καλον σοι εστιν μονοφθαλμον εις την ζωην εισελθειν η δυο οφθαλμους εχοντα βληθηναι εις την γεενναν του πυρος
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ορατε μη καταφρονησητε ενος των μικρων τουτων λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι οι αγγελοι αυτων εν ουρανοις δια παντος βλεπουσιν το προσωπον του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις
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τι υμιν δοκει εαν γενηται τινι ανθρωπω εκατον προβατα και πλανηθη εν εξ αυτων ουχι αφησει τα ενενηκοντα εννεα επι τα ορη και πορευθεις ζητει το πλανωμενον
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και εαν γενηται ευρειν αυτο αμην λεγω υμιν οτι χαιρει επ αυτω μαλλον η επι τοις ενενηκοντα εννεα τοις μη πεπλανημενοις
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ουτως ουκ εστιν θελημα εμπροσθεν του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις ινα αποληται εν των μικρων τουτων
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εαν δε αμαρτηση ο αδελφος σου υπαγε ελεγξον αυτον μεταξυ σου και αυτου μονου εαν σου ακουση εκερδησας τον αδελφον σου
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εαν δε μη ακουση παραλαβε μετα σου ετι ενα η δυο ινα επι στοματος δυο μαρτυρων η τριων σταθη παν ρημα
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εαν δε παρακουση αυτων ειπον τη εκκλησια εαν δε και της εκκλησιας παρακουση εστω σοι ωσπερ ο εθνικος και ο τελωνης
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αμην λεγω υμιν οσα εαν δησητε επι της γης εσται δεδεμενα εν ουρανω και οσα εαν λυσητε επι της γης εσται λελυμενα εν ουρανω
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παλιν [αμην] λεγω υμιν οτι εαν δυο συμφωνησωσιν εξ υμων επι της γης περι παντος πραγματος ου εαν αιτησωνται γενησεται αυτοις παρα του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις
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ου γαρ εισιν δυο η τρεις συνηγμενοι εις το εμον ονομα εκει ειμι εν μεσω αυτων
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τοτε προσελθων ο πετρος ειπεν [αυτω] κυριε ποσακις αμαρτησει εις εμε ο αδελφος μου και αφησω αυτω εως επτακις
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λεγει αυτω ο ιησους ου λεγω σοι εως επτακις αλλα εως εβδομηκοντακις επτα
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δια τουτο ωμοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω βασιλει ος ηθελησεν συναραι λογον μετα των δουλων αυτου
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αρξαμενου δε αυτου συναιρειν προσηχθη εις αυτω οφειλετης μυριων ταλαντων
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μη εχοντος δε αυτου αποδουναι εκελευσεν αυτον ο κυριος πραθηναι και την γυναικα και τα τεκνα και παντα οσα εχει και αποδοθηναι
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πεσων ουν ο δουλος προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και παντα αποδωσω σοι
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σπλαγχνισθεις δε ο κυριος του δουλου [εκεινου] απελυσεν αυτον και το δανιον αφηκεν αυτω
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εξελθων δε ο δουλος εκεινος ευρεν ενα των συνδουλων αυτου ος ωφειλεν αυτω εκατον δηναρια και κρατησας αυτον επνιγεν λεγων αποδος ει τι οφειλεις
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πεσων ουν ο συνδουλος αυτου παρεκαλει αυτον λεγων μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και αποδωσω σοι
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ο δε ουκ ηθελεν αλλα απελθων εβαλεν αυτον εις φυλακην εως αποδω το οφειλομενον
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ιδοντες ουν οι συνδουλοι αυτου τα γενομενα ελυπηθησαν σφοδρα και ελθοντες διεσαφησαν τω κυριω εαυτων παντα τα γενομενα
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τοτε προσκαλεσαμενος αυτον ο κυριος αυτου λεγει αυτω δουλε πονηρε πασαν την οφειλην εκεινην αφηκα σοι επει παρεκαλεσας με
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ουκ εδει και σε ελεησαι τον συνδουλον σου ως καγω σε ηλεησα
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και οργισθεις ο κυριος αυτου παρεδωκεν αυτον τοις βασανισταις εως [ου] αποδω παν το οφειλομενον
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ουτως και ο πατηρ μου ο ουρανιος ποιησει υμιν εαν μη αφητε εκαστος τω αδελφω αυτου απο των καρδιων υμων
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At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'
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And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,
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and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;
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whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.
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`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
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and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.
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`Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!
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`And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.
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`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.
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`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
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for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.
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`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not--having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains--seek that which is gone astray?
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and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;
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so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.
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`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;
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and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.
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`And if he may not hear them, say <FI>it<Fi> to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.
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`Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.
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`Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask--it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,
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for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'
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Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?'
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Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
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`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,
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and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,
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and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.
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The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
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and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.
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`And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.
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His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
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and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.
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`And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;
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then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,
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did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
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`And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;
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so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).