1At[G1722] the same[G1565]time[G5610]came[G4334] the disciples[G3101] unto Jesus[G2424], saying[G3004], Who[G5101]is[G2076] the greatest[G3187]in[G1722] the kingdom[G932] of heaven?[G3772]
2And[G2532]Jesus[G2424]called[G4341] a little child[G3813] unto him[G4341], and[G2532]set[G2476]him[G846]in[G1722] the midst[G3319] of them[G846],
3And[G2532]said[G2036], Verily[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], Except[G3362] ye be converted[G4762], and[G2532]become[G1096]as[G5613] little children[G3813], ye shall[G1525]not[G3364]enter[G1525]into[G1519] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772].
4Whosoever[G3748]therefore[G3767] shall humble[G5013]himself[G1438]as[G5613]this[G5124] little child[G3813], the same[G3778]is[G2076]greatest[G3187]in[G1722] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772].
5And[G2532]whoso[G3739] shall receive[G1209]one[G1520]such[G5108] little child[G3813]in[G1909]my[G3450]name[G3686]receiveth[G1209]me[G1691].
6But[G1161]whoso[G3739] shall offend[G4624]one[G1520] of these[G5130] little ones[G3398]which[G3588]believe[G4100]in[G1519]me[G1691], it were better[G4851] for him[G846]that[G2443] a millstone[G3458] were hanged[G2910]about[G1909]his[G846]neck[G5137], and[G2532]that[G2443] he were drowned[G2670]in[G1722] the depth[G3989] of the sea[G2281].
7Woe[G3759] unto the world[G2889] because of[G575]offences[G4625]! for[G1063] it must needs[G318]be[G2076] that offences[G4625]come[G2064]; but[G4133]woe[G3759] to that man[G444]by[G1565]whom[G1223] the offence[G4625]cometh[G2064]!
8Wherefore[G1161]if[G1487]thy[G4675]hand[G5495]or[G2228]thy[G4675]foot[G4228] offend thee[G4624], cut[G1581]them[G846]off[G1581], and[G2532]cast[G906]them[G846]from[G575]thee[G4571]: it is[G2076]better[G2570] for thee[G4675] to enter into[G1525]life[G2222]halt[G5560]or[G2228]maimed[G2948], rather than[G2228]having[G2192]two[G1417]hands[G5495]or[G2228]two[G1417]feet[G4228] to be cast[G906]into[G1519]everlasting[G166]fire[G4442].
9And[G2532]if[G1487]thine[G4675]eye[G3788]offend[G4624]thee[G4571], pluck[G1807]it[G846]out[G1807], and[G2532]cast[G906]it[G846]from[G575]thee[G4675]: it[G846]is[G2076]better[G2570] for thee[G4671] to enter[G1525]into[G1519]life[G2222] with one eye[G3442], rather than[G2228]having[G2192]two[G1417]eyes[G3788] to be cast[G906]into[G1519]hell[G1067]fire[G4442].
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Take heed[G3708]that[G3754] ye despise[G2706]not[G3361]one[G1520] of these[G5130] little ones[G3398]; for[G1063] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], That[G3754]in[G1722]heaven[G3772]their[G846]angels[G32] do always[G1223]behold[G991] the face[G4383] of my[G3450]Father[G3962]which[G3588] is in[G1722]heaven[G3772].
11For[G1063] the Son[G5207] of man[G444] is come[G2064] to save[G4982] that which[G3588] was lost[G622].
12How[G5101]think[G1380]ye?[G5213]if[G1437] a man[G444]have[G1096] an hundred[G1540]sheep[G4263], and[G2532]one[G1520]of[G1537]them[G846] be gone astray[G4105], doth he[G863]not[G3780]leave[G863] the ninety and[G2532]nine[G1768], and[G2532]goeth[G4198]into[G1909] the mountains[G3735], and[G2532]seeketh[G2212] that which[G3588] is gone astray?[G4105]
13And[G2532] if so[G1437]be[G1096]that[G846] he find[G2147]it[G846], verily[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], he rejoiceth[G5463]more[G3123]of[G1909]that[G846] sheep, than[G2228]of[G1909] the ninety and[G2532]nine[G1768]which[G3588]went[G4105]not[G3361]astray[G4105].
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Even so[G3779] it is[G2076]not[G3756] the will[G2307]of[G1715]your[G5216]Father[G3962]which[G3588]is[G2076]in[G1722]heaven[G3772], that[G2443]one[G1520]of[G1715]these[G5130] little ones[G3398] should perish[G622].
15Moreover[G1161]if[G1437]thy[G4675]brother[G80] shall trespass[G264]against[G1519]thee[G4571], go[G5217]and[G2532]tell[G1651]him[G846] his fault[G1651]between[G3342]thee[G4675]and[G2532]him[G846]alone[G3441]: if[G1437] he shall hear[G191]thee[G4675], thou hast gained[G2770]thy[G4675]brother[G80].
16But[G1161]if[G3362] he will[G191]not[G3362]hear[G191]thee[G4675], then take[G3880]with[G3326]thee[G4675]one[G1520]or[G2228]two[G1417]more[G2089], that[G2443]in[G1909] the mouth[G4750] of two[G1417]or[G2228]three[G5140]witnesses[G3144]every[G3956]word[G4487] may be established[G2476].
17And[G1161]if[G1437] he shall neglect to hear[G3878]them[G846], tell[G2036] it unto the church[G1577]: but[G1161]if[G1437] he neglect to hear[G3878] the church[G1577], let him be[G2077] unto thee[G4671]as[G5618] an heathen man[G1482]and[G2532] a publican[G5057].
18Verily[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], Whatsoever[G3745] ye shall bind[G1210]on[G1909]earth[G1093] shall be[G2071]bound[G1210]in[G1722]heaven[G3772]: and[G2532]whatsoever[G1437] ye shall loose[G3089]on[G1909]earth[G1093] shall be[G2071]loosed[G3089]in[G1722]heaven[G3772].
19Again[G3825] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], That[G3754]if[G1437]two[G1417]of[G3844]you[G5216] shall agree[G4856]on[G1909]earth[G1093] as touching[G4012]any[G3956]thing[G4229]that[G3739] they shall ask[G154], it shall be done[G1096] for them[G846]of[G3844]my[G3450]Father[G3962]which[G3588] is in[G1722]heaven[G3772].
20For[G1063]where[G3757]two[G1417]or[G2228]three[G5140]are[G1526] gathered together[G4863]in[G1519]my[G1699]name[G3686], there[G1563] am I[G1510]in[G1722] the midst[G3319] of them[G846].
21Then[G5119]came[G4334]Peter[G4074] to him[G846], and[G2532]said[G2036], Lord[G2962], how oft[G4212] shall my[G3450]brother[G80]sin[G264]against[G1519]me[G1691], and[G2532] I forgive[G863]him?[G846]till[G2193] seven times?[G2034]
23Therefore[G1223] is the kingdom[G932]of[G3326]heaven[G3772]likened[G3666] unto a certain[G444]king[G935], which[G3739]would[G2309]take[G4868]account[G3056]of[G3326]his[G846]servants[G1401].
24And[G1161] when he[G846] had begun[G756] to reckon[G4868], one[G1520] was brought[G4374] unto him[G846], which owed[G3781]him[G846] ten thousand[G3463]talents[G5007].
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But forasmuch as[G1161]he[G846]had[G2192]not[G3361] to pay[G591], his[G846]lord[G2962]commanded[G2753]him[G846] to be sold[G4097], and[G2532]his[G846]wife[G1135], and[G2532]children[G5043], and[G2532]all[G3956]that[G3745]he[G846]had[G2192], and[G2532] payment to be made[G591].
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The servant[G1401]therefore[G3767] fell down[G4098], and[G2532]worshipped[G4352]him[G846], saying[G3004], Lord[G2962], have patience[G3114]with[G1909]me[G1698], and[G2532] I will pay[G591]thee[G4671]all[G3956].
27Then[G1161] the lord[G2962] of that[G1565]servant[G1401] was moved with compassion[G4697], and[G2532]loosed[G630]him[G846], and[G2532]forgave[G863]him[G846] the debt[G1156].
28But[G1161] the same[G1565]servant[G1401] went out[G1831], and[G2532]found[G2147]one[G1520] of his[G846]fellowservants[G4889], which[G3739]owed[G3784]him[G846] an hundred[G1540]pence[G1220]: and[G2532] he laid hands[G2902] on him[G846], and[G2532] took him[G846] by the throat[G4155], saying[G3004], Pay[G591]me[G3427]that[G3748] thou owest[G3784].
29And[G3767]his[G846]fellowservant[G4889] fell down[G4098]at[G1519]his[G846]feet[G4228], and[G2532]besought[G3870]him[G846], saying[G3004], Have patience[G3114]with[G1909]me[G1698], and[G2532] I will pay[G591]thee[G4671]all[G3956].
30And[G1161] he would[G2309]not[G3756]: but[G235]went[G565]and[G1161]cast[G906]him[G846]into[G1519]prison[G5438], till[G2193] he should pay[G591] the debt[G3784].
31So[G1161] when his[G846]fellowservants[G4889]saw[G1492] what was done[G1096], they were very[G4970]sorry[G3076], and[G2532]came[G2064]and[G2532]told[G1285] unto their[G846]lord[G2962]all[G3956] that was done[G1096].
32Then[G5119]his[G846]lord[G2962], after that[G1565] he had called[G4341]him[G846], said[G3004] unto him[G846], O thou wicked[G4190]servant[G1401], I forgave[G863]thee[G4671]all[G3956]that[G1565]debt[G3782], because[G1893] thou desiredst[G3870]me[G3165]:
33Shouldest[G1163]not[G3756]thou[G4571]also[G2532] have had compassion[G1653] on thy[G4675]fellowservant[G4889], even[G2532]as[G5613]I[G1473] had pity[G1653] on thee?[G4571]
34And[G2532]his[G846]lord[G2962] was wroth[G3710], and[G2532]delivered[G3860]him[G846] to the tormentors[G930], till[G2193] he should pay[G591]all[G3956] that was due[G3784] unto him[G846].
35So[G3779] likewise shall my[G3450]heavenly[G2032]Father[G3962]do[G4160]also[G2532] unto you[G5213], if[G3362] ye from[G575]your[G5216]hearts[G2588]forgive[G863]not[G3362] every one[G1538]his[G846]brother[G80]their[G846]trespasses[G3900].