amSee James 2:13
Matthew 18:10-35
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10“See that you do not despise aone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven btheir angels always csee the face of my Father who is in heaven. ▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
12 eWhat do you think? fIf 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? 13And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14So git is not the will of my ▼▼Some manuscripts your
Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. If Your Brother Sins Against You
15 i“If your brother sins against you, jgo and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have kgained your brother. 16But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established lby the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If he refuses to listen to them, mtell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, nlet him be to you as oa Gentile and pa tax collector. 18Truly, I say to you, qwhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed ▼▼Or shall have been bound . . . shall have been loosed
in heaven. 19Again I say to you, if two of you sagree on earth about anything they ask, tit will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three are ugathered in my name, vthere am I among them.” The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often wwill my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? xAs many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.23“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished yto settle accounts with his servants. ▼
▼Greek bondservants; also verses 28, 31
24When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him aaten thousand abtalents. ▼▼A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years’ wages for a laborer
25 adAnd since he could not pay, his master ordered him aeto be sold, with his wife and afchildren and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26So the servant ▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
ahfell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and aiforgave him the debt. 28But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred ajdenarii, ▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31When 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. 32Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 alAnd should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 amAnd in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, ▼▼Greek torturers
aountil he should pay all his debt. 35 apSo also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother aqfrom your heart.”
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