New American Standard Bible 1995

Christian Standard Bible

1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "So who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

2And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,

2He called a child and had him stand among them.

3and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

3"Truly I tell you," he said, "unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child--this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5"And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

5And whoever welcomes one child like this in my name welcomes me.

6but 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.

6"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall away--it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

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!

7Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses will inevitably come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes.

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 to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.

8If your hand or your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

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 to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell.

9And if your eye causes you to fall away, 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 hellfire.

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.

10"See to it that you don't despise one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of my Father in heaven.

11"For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

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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?

12What do you think? If someone has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, won't he leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go and search for the stray?

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.

13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over that sheep more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14"So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

15"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.

15"If your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him in private. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.

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 FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.

16But if he won't listen, take one or two others with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

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 a Gentile and a tax collector.

17If he doesn't pay attention to them, tell the church. If he doesn't pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.

18"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.

18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.

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 by My Father who is in heaven.

19Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

20"For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."

20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them."

21Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

21Then Peter approached him and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

22Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

22"I tell you, not as many as seven," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven.

23"For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

23"For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24"When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

24When he began to settle accounts, one who owed ten thousand talents was brought before him.

25"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.

25Since he did not have the money to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

26"So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'

26"At this, the servant fell facedown before him and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything.'

27"And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.

27Then the master of that servant had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.

28"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.'

28"That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, 'Pay what you owe!'

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.'

29"At this, his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'

30"But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

30But he wasn't willing. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

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.

31When the other servants saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.

32"Then summoning him, his lord said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.

32Then, after he had summoned him, his master said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

33'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?'

33Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?'

34"And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.

34And because he was angry, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.

35"My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."

35So also my heavenly Father will do to you unless every one of you forgives his brother or sister from your heart."

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