a18:10
b18:5-6
c18:12-14
d19:13-15
e4:5-7
fHeb 1:14
g18:12
h18:6
i18:14

‏ Matthew 18:10-14

18:10  a Don’t look down on them, either by refusing to receive them (18:5-6  b) or by refusing to give pastoral care when needed (18:12-14  c; see 19:13-15  d).

• their angels: See 4:5-7  e; Heb 1:14  f.
18:12  g Just as a shepherd will work to recover a lost sheep, the “little ones” (18:6  h) must not be despised or neglected.
18:14  i The shepherd’s joy is also the joy of the Father; the purpose of pastoral care is so God will not lose any of his sheep.
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