Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Mat 18:1 |
At that [fn]time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" |
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Mat 18:2 |
And He called a child to Himself and set him [fn]before them, |
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Mat 18:3 |
and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you [fn]are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
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Mat 18:4 |
"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. |
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Mat 18:5 |
"And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; |
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Mat 18:6 |
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it [fn]would be better for him to have a [fn]heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. |
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Mat 18:7 |
"Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes! |
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Mat 18:8 |
"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than [fn]to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire. |
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Mat 18:9 |
"If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than [fn]to have two eyes and be cast into the [fn]fiery hell. |
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Mat 18:10 |
"See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven. |
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Mat 18:11 |
[" [fn]For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.] |
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Mat 18:12 |
"What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? |
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Mat 18:13 |
"If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. |
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Mat 18:14 |
"So it is not the will [fn]of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish. |
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Mat 18:15 |
"If your brother sins [fn], go and [fn]show him his fault [fn]in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. |
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Mat 18:16 |
"But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY [fn]FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. |
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Mat 18:17 |
"If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as [fn]a Gentile and [fn]a tax collector. |
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Mat 18:18 |
"Truly I say to you, whatever you [fn]bind on earth [fn]shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you [fn]loose on earth [fn]shall have been loosed in heaven. |
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Mat 18:19 |
"Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them [fn]by My Father who is in heaven. |
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Mat 18:20 |
"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." |
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Mat 18:21 |
Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" |
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Mat 18:22 |
Jesus [!] said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. |
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Mat 18:23 |
"For this reason the kingdom of heaven [fn]may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. |
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Mat 18:24 |
"When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him [fn]ten thousand talents was brought to him. |
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Mat 18:25 |
"But since he [fn]did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. |
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Mat 18:26 |
"So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.' |
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Mat 18:27 |
"And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the [fn]debt. |
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Mat 18:28 |
"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred [fn]denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.' |
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Mat 18:29 |
"So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.' |
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Mat 18:30 |
"But he was unwilling [fn]and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. |
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Mat 18:31 |
"So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. |
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Mat 18:32 |
"Then summoning him, his lord [!] said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. |
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Mat 18:33 |
'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?' |
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Mat 18:34 |
"And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. |
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Mat 18:35 |
"My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from [fn]your heart." |
NASB Footnotes:
- (18:1) Literally: hour
- (18:2) Literally: in their midst
- (18:3) Literally: are turned
- (18:6) Literally: is better
- (18:6) Literally: millstone turned by a donkey
- (18:8) Literally: having; Gr part.
- (18:9) Literally: having; Gr part.
- (18:9) Literally: Gehenna of fire
- (18:11) Early mss do not contain this v
- (18:14) Literally: before
- (18:15) Late mss add against you
- (18:15) Or, reprove
- (18:15) Literally: between you and him alone
- (18:16) Literally: word
- (18:17) Literally: the
- (18:18) Or, forbid
- (18:18) Gr fut. pft. pass.
- (18:18) Or, permit
- (18:19) Literally: from
- (18:23) Literally: was compared to
- (18:24) A talent was worth more than fifteen years' wages of a laborer
- (18:25) Or, was unable to
- (18:27) Or, loan
- (18:28) The denarius was a day's wages
- (18:30) Literally: but
- (18:35) Literally: your hearts
