New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 18:1-14

1At thattimeὥρᾳhōraG5610the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν;ouranōnG3772?”

2And He calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813to Himself and setἔστησενestēsenG2476himbeforeἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319them,

3and saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰνeanG1437 G3361youare convertedστραφῆτεstraphēteG4762andbecomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096likeὡςhōsG5613childrenπαιδία,paidiaG3813,you will not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

4WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748thenοὖνounG3767humblesταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438as thisG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,he is the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

5And whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437receivesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209oneἓνhenG1520suchτοιοῦτοtoioutoG5108childπαιδίονpaidionG3813in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686receivesδέχεται.dechetaiG1209Me;

6butwhoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302causesσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398who believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100in Me to stumbleG4624, itwould be betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for him to have aheavyὀνικὸςonikosG3684millstoneμύλοςmulosG3458hungκρεμασθῇkremasthēaG2910aroundπερὶperiG4012his neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,and to be drownedκαταποντισθῇkatapontisthēaG2670in the depthπελάγειpelageiG3989of the seaθαλάσσης.¶thalassēsG2281.

7“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889becauseἀπὸapoG575of itsstumblingG4625blocksG4625! Forit is inevitableἀνάγκηanagkēG318that stumblingG4625blocksG4625comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064;but woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to that manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739the stumblingG4625blockG4625comesἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064!

8“IfεἰeiG1487your handχείρcheirG5495orἢēG2228your footπούςpousG4228causesG4624you to stumbleG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it offG1581and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you; it is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222crippledκυλλὸνkullonG2948orἢēG2228lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560,thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228and be castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906into the eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166fireπῦρpurG4442.

9IfεἰeiG1487your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causesG4624you to stumbleG4624,pluckἔξελεexeleG1807it out and throwβάλεbaleG906it from you. It is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222with oneG3442eyeG3442,thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and be castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906into thefieryπυρός.purosG4442hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

10“SeeὉρᾶτεHorateG3708that you do not despiseκαταφρονήσητεkataphronēsēteG2706oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of theseτούτων·toutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398,for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thattheir angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772continuallyδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223 G3956seeG3708the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

11[For the SonG5207of ManG444has comeG2064to saveG4982that which was lostG622.]

12“WhatΤίTiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?IfἐὰνeanG1437anyτινιtiniG5100manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444hasγένηταίgenētaiG1096a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,and oneἓνhenG1520of them has goneG4105astrayG4105,does he not leaveἀφήσειaphēseiG863the ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767on the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735and goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and searchζητεῖzēteiG2212for the one that is strayingG4105?

13IfἐὰνeanG1437it turnsγένηταιgenētaiG1096out that he findsεὑρεῖνheureinG2147it, trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909the ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752 G1767which have not goneπεπλανημένοις.peplanēmenoisG4105astrayG4105.

14SoG3379it is not thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307of your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772that oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.

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