Matthew 18
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Matthew 18:1-20

1At thattimeὥρᾳhōraG5610the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173inG686the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν;ouranōnG3772?”
2And He calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813to Himself and setἔστησενestēsenG2476him amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722G3319them,
3and saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰνeanG1437G3361youchangeστραφῆτεstraphēteG4762andbecomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096likeὡςhōsG5613childrenπαιδία,paidiaG3813,you will not enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.
4SoοὖνounG3767whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748will humbleταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438likeὡςhōsG5613thisG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,he is the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.
5And whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739G1437receivesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209oneἓνhenG1520suchτοιοῦτοtoioutoG5108childπαιδίονpaidionG3813in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,receivesδέχεται.dechetaiG1209Me;
6butwhoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302causesσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398who believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100in Me toG4624sinG4624,it isG4851betterG4851for him that aheavyὀνικὸςonikosG3684millstoneμύλοςmulosG3458be hungκρεμασθῇkremasthēaG2910aroundπερὶperiG4012his neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,and that he be drownedκαταποντισθῇkatapontisthēaG2670in the depthsπελάγειpelageiG3989of the seaθαλάσσης.¶thalassēsG2281.
7“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889becauseἀπὸapoG575of itsstumblingG4625blocksG4625! Forit is inevitableἀνάγκηanagkēG318thatstumblingG4625blocksG4625comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064;but woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to the personἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739thestumblingG4625blockG4625comesἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064!
8“AndifεἰeiG1487your handχείρcheirG5495orἢēG2228your footπούςpousG4228is causingG4624you toG4624sinσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it offG1581and throwβάλεbaleG906it awayἀπὸapoG575from you; it is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222maimedκυλλὸνkullonG2948orἢēG2228withoutG5560aG5560footG5560,thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228and be thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906into the eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166fireπῦρpurG4442.
9AndifεἰeiG1487your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788is causingG4624you toG4624sinσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624,tearG1807it outG1807and throwβάλεbaleG906it awayἀπὸapoG575from you. It is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222with oneG3442eyeG3442,thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and be thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906into thefieryπυρός.purosG4442hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.
10“SeeὉρᾶτεHorateG3708that you do not lookG2706downG2706onG2706oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of theseτούτων·toutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398;for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thattheir angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772continuallyδιὰ παντὸςdia pantosG1223G3956seeG3708the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
12“WhatΤίTiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?IfἐὰνeanG1437anyτινιtiniG5100manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444hasγένηταίgenētaiG1096a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,and oneἓνhenG1520of them goesG4105astrayG4105,will he not leaveἀφήσειaphēseiG863the ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752G1767on the mountainsὄρη,orēG3735,and goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and searchG2212forG2212the one that is lostG4105?
13And ifἐὰνeanG1437it turnsG1096outG1096that he findsεὑρεῖνheureinG2147it, trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228overἐπὶepiG1909the ninety-nineἐννέαenneaG1752G1767that have not goneπεπλανημένοις.peplanēmenoisG4105astrayG4105.
14SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is not thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307of your FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772for oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398to perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.
15“NowδὲdeG1161ifἘὰνEanG1437your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinsἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andshowG1651him his faultG1651in privateμόνου.monouG3441;ifἐάνeanG1437he listensἀκούσῃ,akousēG191to you, you have gainedἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770your brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80.
16But ifἐὰνeanG1437he does not listenἀκούσῃ,akousēG191to you,takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880oneἕναhenaG1520orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417moreἔτιetiG2089with you, soG2443thatG2443on thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144everyπᾶνpanG3956matterῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487may be confirmedσταθῇstathēaG2476.
17And ifἐὰνeanG1437he refusesG3878toG3878listenπαρακούσῃparakousēG3878to them,tellG3004it to the churchἐκκλησίᾳ.ekklēsiaG1577;and ifἐὰνeanG1437he refusesG3878toG3878listenπαρακούσῃ,parakousēG3878evenG2532to the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577, he is to 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.”
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