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Who Is the Greatest?
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Rank in the Kingdom
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them
And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
“Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
“And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;
but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Stumbling Blocks
“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!
And if 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 with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
“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 to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
“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 to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell.
“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.
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
Ninety-nine Plus One
“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?
And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
“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.
“So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
If Your Brother Sins Against You
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Discipline and Prayer
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
“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 FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
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 a Gentile and a tax collector.
“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 a Gentile and a tax collector.
“Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
“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 by My Father who is in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
“For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
Forgiveness
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
“When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
“But since he 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.
“So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’
And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.
“And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.
“But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’
So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’
“So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’
He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt.
“But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.
When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place.
“So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.
Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
“Then summoning him, his lord said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’
‘Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’
“And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.