Matthew - douay rheims

Chapter 18

¹ AT that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?
² And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them,
³ And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.
⁵ And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
⁶ But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.
⁷ Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.
⁸ And if thy hand, or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
⁹ And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
¹⁰ See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
¹¹ For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
¹² What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go to seek that which is gone astray?
¹³ And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray.
¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
¹⁵ But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.
¹⁶ And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.
¹⁷ And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.
¹⁸ Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.
¹⁹ Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning any thing whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.
²⁰ For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
²¹ Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
²² Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.
²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.
²⁴ And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.
²⁵ And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶ But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
²⁷ And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.
²⁸ But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest.
²⁹ And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
³⁰ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.
³¹ Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came and told their lord all that was done.
³² Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:
³³ Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?
³⁴ And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt.
³⁵ So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

Matthew - webster

Chapter 18

¹ At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
² And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the midst of them,
³ And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
⁵ And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
⁶ But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me, to sin, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
⁷ Woe to the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!
⁸ Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to sin, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.
⁹ And if thy eye causeth thee to sin, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire.
¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
¹¹ For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
¹² How think ye? if a man hath a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go to the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?
¹³ And if he findeth it, verily I say to you, he rejoiceth more over that sheep, than over the ninety and nine which went not astray.
¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
¹⁵ Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
¹⁶ But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
¹⁷ And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he shall neglect to hear the church, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican.
¹⁸ Verily I say to you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
¹⁹ Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
²⁰ For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
²¹ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
²² Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.
²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
²⁵ But as he had not ability to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶ The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
²⁷ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
²⁸ But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest.
²⁹ And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
³⁰ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
³¹ So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
³² Then his lord, having called him, said to him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
³³ Shouldst thou not also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?
³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.
³⁵ So likewise shall my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Matthew - world english bible

Chapter 18

¹ that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
² called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,
³ said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
⁴ therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
⁵ receives one such little child in my name receives me,
⁶ whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
⁷ to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
⁸ your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
⁹ your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
¹⁰ that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
¹¹ the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
¹² do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
¹³ he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
¹⁴ so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
¹⁵ your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
¹⁶ if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
¹⁷ he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
¹⁸ certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
¹⁹ assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
²⁰ where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
²¹ Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"
²² said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
²³ the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
²⁴ he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
²⁵ because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶ servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
²⁷ lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
²⁸ that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
²⁹ his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!'
³⁰ would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
³¹ when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
³² his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.
³³ you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
³⁴ lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
³⁵ my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

Matthew - darby

Chapter 18

¹ In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
² And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,
³ and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
⁴ Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, *he* is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;
⁵ and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
⁶ But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.
⁷ Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
⁸ And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
⁹ And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
¹⁰ See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.
¹¹ For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.
¹² What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
¹³ And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.
¹⁴ So it is not the will of your Father who is in [the] heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
¹⁵ But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
¹⁶ But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.
¹⁷ But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.
¹⁸ Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
¹⁹ Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.
²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
²¹ Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
²² Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
²³ For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
²⁴ And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
²⁵ But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.
²⁶ The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.
²⁷ And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.
²⁸ But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.
²⁹ His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down [at his feet], besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
³⁰ But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.
³¹ But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.
³² Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;
³³ shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?
³⁴ And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
³⁵ Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.

Matthew - american standard version

Chapter 18

¹ In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
² And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,
³ and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
⁵ And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
⁶ But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and [that] he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
⁷ Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!
⁸ And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
⁹ And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
¹¹ [For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.]
¹² How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?
¹³ And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.
¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
¹⁵ And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
¹⁶ But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.
¹⁷ And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.
¹⁸ Verily I say unto you, what things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
¹⁹ Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven.
²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
²¹ Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?
²² Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.
²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.
²⁵ But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
²⁶ The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
²⁸ But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.
²⁹ So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
³⁰ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
³¹ So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
³² Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me:
³³ shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due.
³⁵ So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

Matthew - basic english

Chapter 18

¹ In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
² And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
³ And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
⁵ And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
⁶ But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
⁷ A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
⁸ And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire.
⁹ And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out, and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into the hell of fire.
¹⁰ Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
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¹² What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?
¹³ And if he comes across it, truly I say to you, he has more joy over it than over the ninety-nine which have not gone out of the way.
¹⁴ Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.
¹⁵ And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.
¹⁶ But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
¹⁷ And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
¹⁸ Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
¹⁹ Again, I say to you, that if two of you are in agreement on earth about anything for which they will make a request, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
²⁰ For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
²¹ Then Peter came and said to him, Lord, what number of times may my brother do wrong against me, and I give him forgiveness? till seven times?
²² Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.
²³ For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.
²⁴ And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.
²⁵ And because he was not able to make payment, his lord gave orders for him, and his wife, and his sons and daughters, and all he had, to be given for money, and payment to be made.
²⁶ So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.
²⁸ But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
²⁹ So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
³⁰ And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt.
³¹ So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.
³² Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me:
³³ Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?
³⁴ And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.
³⁵ So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.