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New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 18:15-35

15“IfἘὰνEanG1437your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinsἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andshowG1651him his faultG1651in privateμόνου.monouG3441;ifἐάνeanG1437he listensἀκούσῃ,akousēG191to you, you have wonἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770your brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80.
16But ifἐὰνeanG1437he does not listenἀκούσῃ,akousēG191to you,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880oneἕναhenaG1520orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417moreἔτιetiG2089with you, soἵναinaG2443thatby the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144everyπᾶνpanG3956factῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487may be confirmedσταθῇstathēaG2476.
17IfἐὰνeanG1437he refusesG3878to listenπαρακούσῃparakousēG3878to them,tellG3004it to the churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577;and ifἐὰνeanG1437he refusesG3878to listenπαρακούσῃ,parakousēG3878evenG2532to the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577, let him be to you asa GentileἐθνικὸςethnikosG1482anda taxτελώνης.¶telōnēsG5057collectorG5057.
18TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745G1437youbindδήσητεdēsēteG1210on earthγῆς,gēsG1093shall have been boundδεδεμέναdedemenaG1210in heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772;and whateverὅσα ἐὰνhosa eanG3745G1437youlooseλύσητεlusēteG3089on earthγῆς,gēsG1093shall have been loosedλελυμέναlelumenaG3089in heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.
19“AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, that ifG1437twoδύοduoG1417of you agreeσυμφωνήσωσινsumphōnēsōsinG4856on earthγῆςgēsG1093aboutπερὶperiG4012anythingπαντὸς πράγματοςpantos pragmatosG3956G4229that they may askαἰτήσωνται,aitēsōntaiG154,it shall be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096for themby My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
20For whereοὗhouG3757twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140have gatheredG4863togetherG4863in My nameὄνομα,onomaG3686,I amG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563in their midstμέσῳmesōG3319.”
21ThenΤότεToteG5119PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,howποσάκιςposakisG4212oftenG4212shall my brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstεἰςeisG1519me and I forgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863him? Up tosevenἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034timesG2034?”
22JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him,“I do not sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, up to sevenG2034timesG2034, but up toseventyG1441timesG1441sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033.
23“For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772may be comparedὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666to a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935whoὃςhosG3739wishedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309tosettleσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountsλόγονlogonG3056with his slavesδούλωνdoulōnG1401.
24When he had begunἀρξαμένουarxamenouG757to settleσυναίρεινsunaireinG4868them,oneεἷςheisG1520who owedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781himtenμυρίωνmuriōnG3463thousandG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007was broughtG4317to him.
25But since hedid not haveἔχοντοςechontosG2192the meansto repayG591,his lordκύριοςkuriosG2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himto be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097,alongG2532with his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and childrenτέκναteknaG5043and allπάνταpantaG3956that he hadἔχειecheiG2192,and repaymentG591to be madeG591.
26SoοὖνounG3767the slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401fellΠεσὼνPesōnG4098to the ground andprostratedG4352himselfG4352beforeG4352him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘HaveG3114patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114with me and I will repayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you everythingπάνταpantaG3956.’
27And the lordκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401feltG4697compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697and releasedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630him andforgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863him thedebtδάνειονdaneionG1156.
28But that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520of his fellowσυνδούλωνsundoulōnG4889slavesG4889whoὃςhosG3739owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784him a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540denariiδηνάρια,dēnariaG1220;and he seizedκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902him and beganto chokeἔπνιγενepnigenG4155him,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘PayἀπόδοςapodosG591backG591whatG5101you oweὀφείλεις.opheileisG3784.’
29SoοὖνounG3767his fellowσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889slaveG4889fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098to the ground and beganto pleadπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870with him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘HaveG3114patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114with me and I will repayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you.’
30But he was unwillingοὐκ ἤθελεν,ouk ēthelenG3756G2309and wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and threwἔβαλενebalenG906him in prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he should payἀποδῷapodōG591backG591whatG3588was owedὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784.
31SoοὖνounG3767when his fellowσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889slavesG4889sawG3708whatG3588had happenedγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they were deeplyσφόδρα,sphodraG4970grievedἐλυπήθησανelupēthēsanG3076and cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and reportedδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsanG1285to their lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962allπάνταpantaG3956that had happenedγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096.
32ThenΤότεToteG5119summoningπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341him, his lordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘You wickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190slaveδοῦλεdouleG1401,I forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863you allπᾶσανpasanG3956that debtὀφειλὴνopheilēnG3782becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893you pleadedπαρεκάλεσάςparekalesasG3870with me.
33ShouldἔδειedeiG1163you not alsoG2532have hadG1653mercyG1653on your fellowσύνδουλόνsundoulonG4889slaveG4889,in the sameG5613wayG5613that I hadG1653mercyG1653on you?’
34And his lordκύριοςkuriosG2962,movedG3710with angerG3710,handedG3860him overG3860to the torturersβασανισταῖςbasanistaisG930untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he should repayἀποδῷapodōG591allπᾶνpanG3956that was owedὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784him.
35My heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962will alsoκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160the sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779to you, ifἐὰνeanG1437eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of you does not forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80fromyour heartκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.”
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