Matthew 18:1-20

11At that 2time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “3Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you 4change and 5become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me; 6but 6whoever 7causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to 8sin, it is better for him that a 9heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7“Woe to the world because of its 10stumbling blocks! For 11it is inevitable that 12stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the 13stumbling block comes!

8“And 14if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. 9And 15if your eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the 1617fiery hell.

10“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that 18their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.19

12“What do you think? 20If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, and go and search for the one that is lost? 13And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray. 14So it is not the will 21of your Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to perish.

15“Now 22if your brother sins23, go and 24show him his fault 25in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that 26on the 27testimony of two or three witnesses every 28matter may be confirmed. 17And if he refuses to listen to them, 29tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, 30he is to be to you as 31a Gentile and 32a tax collector. 18Truly I say to you, 33whatever you 34bind on earth 35shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you 36loose on earth 37shall have been loosed in heaven.

19“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, 38it shall be done for them 39by My Father who is in heaven. 20For where two or three have gathered together in My name, 40I am there in their midst.”