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The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
The Greatest in the Kingdom
About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.
Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them.
And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
Causing to Stumble
“If anyone causes one of these little ones — those who believe in me — to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones — those who believe in me — to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.
And if your eye causes you to stumble, 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.
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?
“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.
But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
“Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold — along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned — to pay the debt.
“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’
The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.
“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full.
When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
“When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.
“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.