Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 18:1-10
1AtG1722 thatG1565 timeG5610 theG3588 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to JesusG2424 and askedG3004, “WhoG5101 thenG686 isG1510 the greatestG3173 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772?”
Jesus invitedG4341 a little childG3813 to standG2476G846 among themG1722G846G3319. 3“TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771,” He saidG2036, “unlessG1437G3361 you changeG4762 andG2532 becomeG1096 likeG5613 little childrenG3813, you will never enterG3756G3361G1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. 4ThereforeG3767, whoeverG3748 humblesG5013 himselfG1438 likeG5613 thisG3778 little childG3813 isG1510 theG3588 greatestG3173 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. 5AndG2532 whoeverG3739 welcomesG1437G1209 aG1520 little childG3813 like thisG5108 inG1909 MyG1473 nameG3686 welcomesG1209 MeG1473.
6ButG1161 ifG302 anyoneG3739 causesG4624 oneG1520 of theseG3778 little onesG3398 whoG3588 believeG4100 inG1519 Me to stumbleG1473, it would be betterG4851 for himG846 to haveG2443 a largeG3684 millstoneG3458 hungG2910 aroundG4012 hisG846 neckG5137 andG2532 to be drownedG2670 inG1722 theG3588 depthsG3989 of theG3588 seaG2281.
7WoeG3759 to theG3588 worldG2889 forG575 theG3588 causes of sinG4625. These stumbling blocksG4625 mustG318 comeG2064, butG4133 woeG3759 to theG3588 manG444 throughG1223 whomG3739 they comeG2064!
IfG1487 yourG4771 handG5495 orG2228 yourG4771 footG4228 causes you to sinG4624G4771, cut it offG1581G846 andG2532 throw it awayG906G575G4771. It isG1510 betterG2570 for youG4771 to enterG1525G1519 lifeG2222 crippledG2948 orG2228 lameG5560 thanG2228 to haveG2192 twoG1417 handsG5495 and twoG1417 feetG4228 and be thrownG906 intoG1519 theG3588 eternalG166 fireG4442. 9AndG2532 ifG1487 yourG4771 eyeG3788 causes you to sinG4624G4771, gouge it outG1807G846 andG2532 throw it awayG906G575G4771. It isG1510 betterG2570 for youG4771 to enterG1525G1519 lifeG2222 with one eyeG3442 thanG2228 to haveG2192 twoG1417 eyesG3788 and be thrownG906 intoG1519 theG3588 fireG4442 ofG3588 hellG1067.1
10SeeG3708 that you do not look down onG3361G2706 anyG1520 of theseG3778 little onesG3398. ForG1063 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 theirG846 angelsG32 inG1722 heavenG3772 alwaysG1223G3956 seeG991 theG3588 faceG4383 ofG3588 MyG1473 FatherG3962 inG1722 heavenG3772.2
Notes
- 1. Matthew 18:9 Or the hell of fire; Greek the Gehenna of fire ↩
- 2. Matthew 18:10 BYZ and TR include 11For the Son of Man came to save the lost; see Luke 19:10. ↩
Commentaries on Matthew 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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