American Standard Version

Matthew 18

1InthathourὥρᾳhōraG5610cameG4334thedisciplesG3101untoJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhothenἄραaraG686isG1510greatestG3173inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν;ouranōnG3772?

2AndhecalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341tohimalittlechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813,andsetἔστησενestēsenG2476himinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthem,

3andsaidλέγωlegōG3004, VerilyIsayG3004untoyou,ExceptyeturnστραφῆτεstraphēteG4762,andbecomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096aslittlechildrenG3813, yeshallinnowiseenterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

4WhosoeverthereforeοὖνounG3767shallhumbleταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfasthislittlechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813,thesameisG1510thegreatestG3173inthekingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

5AndwhososhallreceiveG1209oneἓνhenG1520suchτοιοῦτοtoioutoG5108littlechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813inmynameὀνόματίonomatiG3686receivethme:

6butwhososhallcauseσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520oftheselittleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398thatbelieveG4100onmetostumbleG4624,itisprofitableG4851forhimthatagreatmillstoneμύλοςmulosG3458shouldbehangedG2910abouthisneckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,andthatheshouldbesunkinthedepthoftheseaθαλάσσης.¶thalassēsG2281.

7WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untotheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889becauseofoccasionsofstumbling!foritmustneedsbeG1510thattheoccasionscomeG2064;butwoeοὐαὶouaiG3759tothatmanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444throughwhomtheoccasion cometh!

8AndifthyhandχείρcheirG5495orthyfootG4228causeth theetostumbleG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581itoff,andcastβάλεbaleG906itfromthee:itisG1510goodG2570fortheetoenterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222maimedorhalt,ratherthanhavingtwoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495ortwoδύοduoG1417feetG4228tobeG1510castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intotheeternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166fireπῦρpurG4442.

9AndifthineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causeth theetostumbleG4624,pluckitout,andcastβάλεbaleG906itfromthee:itisG1510goodG2570fortheetoenterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222withoneG3588eyeὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,ratherthanhavingtwoδύοduoG1417eyesG3788tobeG1510castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intothehellγέεννανgeennanG1067offireπυρός.purosG4442.

10SeeὉρᾶτεHorateG3708thatyedespiseκαταφρονήσητεkataphronēsēteG2706notoneἑνὸςhenosG1520oftheselittleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398:forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatinheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772theirangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32doalwaysbeholdthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

12Howthinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380ye?ifanymanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444haveahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andoneἓνhenG1520ofthembegoneG4198astrayπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105, dothhenotleaveἀφήσειaphēseiG863theninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767,andgoG4198untothemountainsὄρη,orēG3735,andseekζητεῖzēteiG2212thatwhichgoethastrayπλανώμενον;planōmenonG4105?

13AndifsobethathefindεὑρεῖνheureinG2147it, verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,herejoicethoveritmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanovertheninetyandnineἐννέαenneaG1767whichhavenotgoneastrayπεπλανημένοις.peplanēmenoisG4105.

14EvensoitisG1510notthewillofyourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whoisG1510inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,thatoneἓνhenG1520oftheselittleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398shouldperishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.

15AndifthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264againstthee,goὕπαγεhupageG5217,showhimhisfaultbetweentheeandhimaloneμόνου.monouG3441:ifhehearἀκούσῃ,akousēG191thee, thou hastgainedἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770thybrotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80.

16Butifhehearἀκούσῃ,akousēG191theenot,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880withtheeoneἕναhenaG1520ortwoδύοduoG1417moreἔτιetiG2089,thatatthemouthG4750oftwoδύοduoG1417witnessesG3144orthreeτριῶνtriōnG5140everywordmaybeestablished.

17Andifherefusetohearthem,tellG3004ituntothechurchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577:andifherefusetohearthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577alsoG2532,lethimbeἔστωestōG1510unto theeastheGentileandthepublican.

18VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,Whatthingssoever yeshallbindG1210onearthγῆς,gēsG1093shallbeG1510boundG1210inheavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772;andwhatthingssoever yeshalllooseG3089onearthγῆς,gēsG1093shallbeG1510loosedG3089inheavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

19AgainΠάλινPalinG3825IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thatiftwoδύοduoG1417ofyoushallagreeσυμφωνήσωσινsumphōnēsōsinG4856onearthγῆςgēsG1093astouchinganythingthattheyshallaskαἰτήσωνται,aitēsōntaiG154,itshallbedoneforthemofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

20ForwhereοὗhouG3757twoδύοduoG1417orthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140areG1510gatheredG4863togetherG4863inmynameὄνομα,onomaG3686,thereamG1510IinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthem.

21ThencameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andsaidG3004tohim,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,howoftshallmybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstme,andIforgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863him?untilsevenἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034times?

22JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untohim,IsayG3004notunto thee,Untilsevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033times;but,UntilseventytimessevenG2033.

23ThereforeisthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772likened untoacertainkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whowouldmakeareckoningwithhisservantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401.

24AndwhenhehadbegunG757toreckon,oneεἷςheisG1520wasbroughtG4374untohim,thatowedhimtenμυρίωνmuriōnG3463thousandG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007.

25ButforasmuchashehadnotwherewithtopayG591,hislordG2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himtobesold,andhiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andchildrenG5043,andallthathehad,andpaymenttobemade.

26TheservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401thereforeοὖνounG3767fellG4098downΠεσὼνPesōnG4098andworshippedhim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, Lord,havepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withme,andIwillpayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeall.

27AndthelordG2962ofthatservantδούλουdoulouG1401, beingmovedwithcompassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697,releasedG630him,andforgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himthedebt.

28ButthatservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401wentG1831out,andfoundG2147oneἕναhenaG1520ofhisfellow-servants,whoowedG3784himahundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540shillings:andhelaidG2902holdG2902onhim,andtookG2902himbythethroat,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,PayἀπόδοςapodosG591whatthou owest.

29Sohisfellow-servantfellG4098downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andbesoughthim,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,HavepatienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withme,andIwillpayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591thee.

30Andhewouldnot:butwentG565andcastἔβαλενebalenG906himintoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438, tillheshouldpayἀποδῷapodōG591thatwhichwasdue.

31Sowhenhisfellow-servantssawG3708whatwasdone,theywereexceeding sorry,andcameG2064andtold untotheirlordG2962allthatwasdone.

32ThenΤότεToteG5119hislordG2962calledhimuntohim,andsaithtohim, ThouwickedG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,IforgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863theeallthatdebtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782,becausethou besoughtestme:

33shouldestnotthoualsoG2532havehadmercyG1653onthy fellow-servant,evenG2532asIhadmercyG1653onthee?

34AndhislordG2962waswroth,anddeliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himtothetormentors, tillheshouldpayἀποδῷapodōG591allthatwasdue.

35SoshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532myheavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962dountoyou,ifyeforgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863noteveryoneG1538hisbrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromyourheartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.

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