1 At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 And calling a child
3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
4 Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
5 and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.
6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that
7 Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for
8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw
10 “See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father
12 What do you think? If
13 And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away.
14 In the
15 “Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
16 But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two
17 And if he refuses to listen to them, tell
18 “Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.
19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father
20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in the midst of them.”
21 Then Peter came up
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!
23 “For this
24 And
25 And
26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground
27 So the master of that slave,
28 But that slave went out
29 Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground
30 But he did not want to, but rather he went
31 So
32 Then his master summoned him
33 Should you not also have shown mercy to your fellow slave as I also showed mercy to you?’
34 And
35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from your hearts!”