Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 18

(Mark 9:33–41; Luke 9:46–50)

1AtἘνEnG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588timeὥρᾳhōraG5610theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334τῷtōG3588to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686isἐστὶνestinG1510thegreatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν;ouranōnG3772?”

2καὶkaiG2532JesusinvitedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341a little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813to standἔστησεν αὐτὸestēsen autoG2476 G846among themἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶνen mesō autōnG1722 G846 G3319.

3“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771καὶkaiG2532,”He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you changeστραφῆτεstraphēteG4762andκαὶkaiG2532becomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096likeὡςhōsG5613τὰtaG3588little childrenπαιδία,paidiaG3813,you will never enterοὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰςou mē eiselthēte eisG3756 G3361 G1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

4ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748humblesταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438likeὡςhōsG5613thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778τὸtoG3588little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813οὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃςhosG3739welcomesἐὰν δέξηταιean dexētaiG1437 G1209aἓνhenG1520little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813like thisτοιοῦτοtoioutoG5108inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686welcomesδέχεται.dechetaiG1209MeG1473.

Temptations and Trespasses

(Mark 9:42–48; Luke 17:1–4)

6Butδ᾽d᾽G1161ifἂνanG302anyoneὃςhosG3739causesσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398whoτῶνtōnG3588believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519Me to stumbleἐμέ,emeG1473,it would be betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for himαὐτῷautōG846to haveἵναinaG2443a largeὀνικὸςonikosG3684millstoneμύλοςmulosG3458hungκρεμασθῇkremasthēaG2910aroundπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137andκαὶkaiG2532to be drownedκαταποντισθῇkatapontisthēaG2670inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588depthsπελάγειpelageiG3989of theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσης.¶thalassēsG2281.

7WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889forἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588causes of sinσκανδάλων·skandalōnG4625γὰρgarG1063. TheseτὰtaG3588stumbling blocksσκάνδαλα,skandalaG4625mustἀνάγκηanagkēG318comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064,butπλὴνplēnG4133woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to theτῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739τὸtoG3588theyσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625comeἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064!

8δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588handχείρcheirG5495orἢēG2228yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588footπούςpousG4228causes you to sinσκανδαλίζει σε,skandalizei seG4624 G4771,cut it offἔκκοψον αὐτὸνekkopson autonG1581 G846andκαὶkaiG2532throw it awayβάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ·bale apo souG906 G575 G4771.It isἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for youσοίsoiG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222crippledκυλλὸνkullonG2948orἢēG2228lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495andἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228andbe thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166fireπῦρpurG4442.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causes you to sinσκανδαλίζει σε,skandalizei seG4624 G4771,gouge it outἔξελε αὐτὸνexele autonG1807 G846andκαὶkaiG2532throw it awayβάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ·bale apo souG906 G575 G4771.It isἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for youσοίsoiG4771to enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖνeis eiseltheinG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222with one eyeμονόφθαλμονmonophthalmonG3442thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andbe thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588fireπυρός.purosG4442ofτοῦtouG3588hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

(Luke 15:1–7)

10SeeὉρᾶτεHorateG3708thatyou do not look down onμὴ καταφρονήσητεmē kataphronēsēteG3361 G2706anyἑνὸςhenosG1520of theseτούτων·toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398.ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772alwaysδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956seeβλέπουσινblepousinG991theτὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofτοῦtouG3588MyG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

12WhatΤίTiG5101do youὑμῖνhuminG4771thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?IfἐὰνeanG1437aτινιtiniG5100manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444hasγένηταίgenētaiG1096a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν,autōnG846goes astrayπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105,will he not leaveοὐχὶ ἀφήσειouchi aphēseiG3780 G863theτὰtaG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768 G1767onἐπὶepiG1909theτὰtaG3588hillsὄρη,orēG3735andκαὶkaiG2532go outπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198to search forζητεῖzēteiG2212theτὸtoG3588onethat is lostπλανώμενον;planōmenonG4105?

13AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437heγένηταιgenētaiG1096findsεὑρεῖνheureinG2147itαὐτό,autoG846,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909that one sheepαὐτῷautōG846thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909theτοῖςtoisG3588ninety-nineἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαenenēkonta enneaG1768 G1767τοῖςtoisG3588that did not go astrayμὴ πεπλανημένοις.mē peplanēmenoisG3361 G4105.

14In the same wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756willingθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatἵναinaG2443anyἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.

A Brother Who Sins

(Deuteronomy 19:15–21)

15δὲdeG1161IfἘὰνEanG1437yourσὲseG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinsἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264againstεἰςeisG1519youσου,souG4771,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andconfrontἔλεγξονelegxonG1651himαὐτὸνautonG846privatelyμεταξὺ σοῦ καὶ αὐτοῦ μόνου.metaxu sou kai autou monouG3441 G3342 G4771 G2532 G846.IfἐάνeanG1437he listens toἀκούσῃ,akousēG191youσουsouG4771,you have wonἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770yourσου.souG4771τὸνtonG3588brother overἀδελφόνadelphonG80.

16ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361he will not listenἀκούσῃ,akousēG191,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880oneἕναhenaG1520orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417othersἔτιetiG2089alongμετὰ σοῦmeta souG3326 G4771,so thatἵναinaG2443‘everyπᾶνpanG3956matterῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487may be establishedσταθῇstathēaG2476byἐπὶepiG1909thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144.’

17δὲdeG1161IfἐὰνeanG1437he refuses to listenπαρακούσῃparakousēG3878to themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,tellεἰπὲeipeG2036itto theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577.AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437he refuses to listenπαρακούσῃ,parakousēG3878evenκαὶkaiG2532to theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,regardἔστωestōG1510himasὥσπερhōsperG5618youσοιsoiG4771wouldaὁhoG3588paganἐθνικὸςethnikosG1482orκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588a tax collectorτελώνης.¶telōnēsG5057.

18TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745 G1437you bindδήσητεdēsēteG1210onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510boundδεδεμέναdedemenaG1210inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745 G1437you looseλύσητεlusēteG3089onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510loosedλελυμέναlelumenaG3089inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

Ask in My Name

(John 16:23–33)

19AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771trulyἀμὴνamēnG281thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437twoδύοduoG1417ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093agreeσυμφωνήσωσινsumphōnēsōsinG4856aboutπερὶperiG4012anythingπαντὸς πράγματοςpantos pragmatosG3956 G4229οὗhouG3739youask forἐὰν αἰτήσωνται,ean aitēsōntaiG1437 G154,it will be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096forαὐτοῖςautoisG846youbyπαρὰparaG3844MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

20ForγάρgarG1063whereοὗhouG3757twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140gather togetherεἰσιν συνηγμένοιeisin sunēgmenoiG1510 G4863inεἰςeisG1519MyG1699τὸtoG3588nameὄνομα,onomaG3686,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563am IεἰμιeimiG1510with themἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.¶en mesō autōnG1722 G846 G3319.”

The Unforgiving Servant

(Romans 12:14–21)

21ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toαὐτῷ·autōG846JesusὁhoG3588andaskedεἶπενeipenG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,how many timesποσάκιςposakisG4212καὶkaiG2532shall I forgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863αὐτῷ;autōG846myG1473ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80who sinsἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstεἰςeisG1519meG1473?Up toἕωςhe'ōsG2193seven timesἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034?”

22ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredΛέγει αὐτῷLegei autōG3004 G846, “I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοιsoiG4771,notοὐouG3756justἕωςhe'ōsG2193seven timesἑπτάκιςheptakisG2034,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἕωςhe'ōsG2193seventy-seven timesἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.¶hebdomēkontakis heptaG1441 G2033!

23Because ofΔιὰDiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935whoὃςhosG3739wantedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to settleσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῶνtōnG3588servantsδούλωνdoulōnG1401.

24AsδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846beganG756the settlementsσυναίρεινsunaireinG4868,aεἷςheisG1520debtorὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781owing ten thousandμυρίωνmuriōnG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374to himαὐτῷautōG846.

25SinceδὲdeG1161the manαὐτοῦautouG846was unableμὴ ἔχοντοςmē echontosG3361 G2192to payἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962ordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753heαὐτὸνautonG846be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097καὶkaiG2532to pay his debtἀποδοθῆναι.¶apodothēnaiG591,along withκαὶkaiG2532hisτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956ὅσαhosaG3745he ownedἔχειecheiG2192.

26ThenοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401fellΠεσὼνPesōnG4098on his kneesπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352before himαὐτῷautōG846. ‘Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,’he beggedλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591backσοι.¶soiG4771everythingπάνταpantaG3956.’

27δὲdeG1161HisὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962ἐκείνουekeinouG1565τοῦtouG3588δούλουdoulouG1401had compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697on himκαὶkaiG2532,forgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863hisαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588debtδάνειονdaneionG1156, andreleasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

28But whenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,he foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520of hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588fellow servantsσυνδούλωνsundoulōnG4889whoὃςhosG3739owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784himαὐτῷautōG846a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540denariiδηνάρια,dēnariaG1220.καὶkaiG2532He grabbedκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902himαὐτὸνautonG846and began to chokeἔπνιγενepnigenG4155him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘PayἀπόδοςapodosG591backεἴeiG1487whatτιtiG5100you oweὀφείλεις.opheileisG3784me!’

29SoοὖνounG3767hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fellow servantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889fell downπεσὼνpesōnG4098andbeggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846λέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you backσοι.soiG4771.’

30ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he refusedοὐκ ἤθελεν,ouk ēthelenG3756 G2309.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,he wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andhad the man thrownἔβαλεν αὐτὸνebalen autonG906 G846intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193 G3739he could payἀποδῷapodōG591hisτὸtoG3588debtὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784.

31WhenοὖνounG3767hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588fellow servantsσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889sawG3708whatτὰtaG3588had happenedγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they were greatly distressedἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα,elupēthēsan sphodraG4970 G3076,andκαὶkaiG2532they wentἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andrecountedδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsanG1285allπάνταpantaG3956τῷtōG3588of thisγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096toτὰtaG3588theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

32ThenΤότεToteG5119αὐτὸνautonG846theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341himαὐτοῦautouG846andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘Youwickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401!I forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863σοιsoiG4771allπᾶσανpasanG3956yourἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565τὴνtēnG3588debtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893you beggedπαρεκάλεσάςparekalesasG3870meG1473.

33Shouldn’tοὐκ ἔδειouk edeiG1163 G3756youσὲseG4771G2532have had mercyἐλεῆσαιeleēsaiG1653on yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588fellow servantσύνδουλόνsundoulonG4889,just asὡςhōsG5613IG2504hadἠλέησα;¶ēleēsaG1653on youσὲseG4771?’

34ΚαὶKaiG2532In angerὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710hisG846ὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962turned him overπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860 G846to theτοῖςtoisG3588jailers to be torturedβασανισταῖςbasanistaisG930,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739he should repayἀποδῷapodōG591allπᾶνpanG3956thatτὸtoG3588he owedὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784G846.

35That is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779καὶkaiG2532MyG1473ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962will treatποιήσειpoiēseiG4160each ofἕκαστοςhekastosG1538youὑμῖνhuminG4771unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863yourαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588heartκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.”