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Matthew 18

1AtἘνEnG1722the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565timeτῇ ὥρᾳtēa hōraG3588G5610cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334the disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588G3101unto Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588G2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhoτίςtisG5101G687isἐστὶνestinG1510the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν;tōn ouranōnG3588G3772?
2AndκαὶkaiG2532JesusG3588G2424calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341a little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813unto himG4341,and setἔστησενestēsenG2476himαὐτὸautoG846inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,
3AndκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγωlegōG3004,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,ExceptἐὰνeanG1437μὴmēG3361ye be convertedστραφῆτεstraphēteG4762,andκαὶkaiG2532becomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096asὡςhōsG5613little childrenτὰ παιδία,ta paidiaG3588G3813,ye shallG1525notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361enterεἰσέλθητεeiselthēteG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.tōn ouranōnG3588G3772.
4τὸtoG3588WhosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748thereforeοὖνounG3767shall humbleταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438asὡςhōsG5613thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778little childπαιδίον ὁpaidion hoG3588G3813,the sameοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173inἐνenG1722the kingdomτῇ βασιλείᾳtēa basileiaG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶν.tōn ouranōnG3588G3772.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532whosoὃςhosG3739ἐὰνeanG1437shall receiveδέξηταιdexētaiG1209oneἓνhenG1520suchτοιοῦτοtoioutoG5108little childπαιδίονpaidionG3813inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473nameτῷ ὀνόματίtō onomatiG3588G3686receivethδέχεται.dechetaiG1209meG1473.
6Butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302shall offendσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520ofG3588G3398theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3588G3398which believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG3588G4100inεἰςeisG1519meἐμέ,emeG1473,it were betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for himαὐτῷautōG846thatἵναinaG2443a millstoneμύλος ὀνικὸςmulos onikosG3458G3684were hangedκρεμασθῇkremasthēaG2910aboutG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG3588G5137,andκαὶkaiG2532thathe were drownedκαταποντισθῇkatapontisthēaG2670inἐνenG1722the depthπελάγειpelageiG3588G3989of the seaθαλάσσης.¶thalassēsG3588G2281.
7WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto the worldκόσμῳkosmōG3588G2889becauseἀπὸapoG575of offencesσκανδάλων·skandalōnG3588G4625!forγὰρgarG1063itG1510must needsἀνάγκηanagkēG318beG1510thatG2064offencesσκάνδαλα,skandalaG3588G4625comeG2064;butπλὴνplēnG4133woeοὐαὶouaiG3759toG3588G444thatG1565manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG3588G444byδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739the offenceσκάνδαλονskandalonG3588G4625comethG2064!
8ἡhēG3588WhereforeδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thyσουsouG4771handχείρ ὁcheir hoG3588G5495orἢēG2228thyσουsouG4771footπούς τὴνpous tēnG3588G4228offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581themαὐτὸνautonG846offG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906themfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:it isἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for theeσοίsoiG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴν τὸzōēn toG3588G2222haltχωλὸνchōlonG5560orἢēG2228maimedκυλλὸνkullonG2948,rather thanἢēG2228havingἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228to be castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519everlastingαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166fireπῦρ τὸpur toG3588G4442.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588G3788offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,pluckG1807itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1807,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:it isἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for theeσοίsoiG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519lifeτὴν ζωὴνtēn zōēnG3588G2222with one eyeμονόφθαλμονmonophthalmonG3442,rather thanἢēG2228havingἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788to be castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellτὴν γέεννανtēn geennanG3588G1067fireτοῦ πυρός.tou purosG3588G4442.
10G3588Take heed thatὉρᾶτεHorateG3708ye despiseκαταφρονήσητεkataphronēsēteG2706notμὴmēG3361oneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofG3398theseτούτων·toutōnG3778little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398;forγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772theirαὐτῶνautōnG846angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG3588G32doG991διὰdiaG1223alwaysπαντὸςpantosG3956beholdG991the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG3588G4383ofG3588G3962myG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3588G3962which isG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
11G3588ForG1063the SonG3588G5207of manG3588G444is comeG2064to saveG4982that which was lostG622.
12τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588HowΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeὑμῖνhuminG4771?ifἐὰνeanG1437aτινιtiniG5100manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444haveγένηταίgenētaiG1096an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andG2532oneἓνhenG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν,autōnG846be gone astrayπλανηθῇplanēthēaG4105,doth heG863notοὐχὶouchiG3780leaveἀφήσειaphēseiG863the ninety and nineἐνενήκονταenenēkontaG1768,and goethπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198intoἐπὶepiG1909the mountainsὄρη, τὸorē toG3588G3735,and seekethζητεῖzēteiG2212that which is gone astrayπλανώμενον;planōmenonG4105?
13τοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437so be thatγένηταιgenētaiG1096he findεὑρεῖνheureinG2147itαὐτό,autoG846,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754he rejoicethχαίρειchaireiG5463moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thatαὐτῷautōG846sheep,thanἢēG2228ofἐπὶepiG1909the ninety and nineἐνενήκονταenenēkontaG1768which wentG4105notμὴmēG3361astrayπεπλανημένοις.peplanēmenoisG4105.
14τοῦtouG3588Even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771Fatherπατρὸς τοῦpatros touG3588G3962which isτῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,thatἵναinaG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG3398theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622.
15MoreoverδὲdeG1161ifἘὰνEanG1437thyσὲseG4771brotherὁ ἀδελφόςho adelphosG3588G80shall trespassἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264againstεἰςeisG1519theeσου,souG4771,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andG2532tellG1651himαὐτὸνautonG846his faultG1651betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342theeσοῦsouG4771andG2532himαὐτοῦautouG846aloneμόνου.monouG3441:ifἐάνeanG1437he shall hearἀκούσῃ,akousēG191theeσουsouG4771,thou hast gainedἐκέρδησαςekerdēsasG2770thyσου.souG4771brotherτὸν ἀδελφόνton adelphonG3588G80.
16ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437he willG191notμὴmēG3361hearἀκούσῃ,akousēG191thee, thentakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880withμετὰmetaG3326theeσοῦsouG4771oneἕναhenaG1520orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417moreἔτιetiG2089,thatἵναinaG2443inἐπὶepiG1909the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750ofG3144twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesG3144everyπᾶνpanG3956wordῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487may be establishedσταθῇstathēaG2476.
17τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437he shall neglect to hearπαρακούσῃparakousēG3878themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,tellG3004itunto the Assemblyἐκκλησίᾳ. τῆςekklēsia tēsG3588G1577:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532he neglect to hearπαρακούσῃ,parakousēG3878the Assemblyἐκκλησίας ὁekklēsias hoG3588G1577,let him beἔστωestōG1510unto theeσοιsoiG4771asὥσπερhōsperG5618an heathen manἐθνικὸςethnikosG1482andκαὶkaiG2532a publicanὁ τελώνης.¶ho telōnēsG3588G5057.
18VerilyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,WhatsoeverὅσαhosaG3745ἐὰνeanG1437ye shall bindδήσητεdēsēteG1210onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG3588G1093shall be that which isἔσταιestaiG1510boundδεδεμέναdedemenaG1210inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3588G3772:andκαὶkaiG2532whatsoeverὅσαhosaG3745ἐὰνeanG1437ye shall looseλύσητεlusēteG3089onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG3588G1093shall be that which isἔσταιestaiG1510loosedλελυμέναlelumenaG3089inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3588G3772.
19AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437twoδύοduoG1417of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771shall agreeσυμφωνήσωσινsumphōnēsōsinG4856onἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093as touchingπερὶperiG4012anyπαντὸςpantosG3956thingπράγματοςpragmatosG4229thatοὗhouG3739ἐὰνeanG1437they shall askαἰτήσωνται,aitēsōntaiG154,it shall be doneγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ofπαρὰparaG3844myG1473Fatherτοῦ πατρόςtou patrosG3588G3962which isτοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.
20τὸtoG3588ForγάρgarG1063whereοὗhouG3757twoδύοduoG1417orἢēG2228threeτρεῖςtreisG5140areεἰσινeisinG1510gathered togetherσυνηγμένοιsunēgmenoiG4863inεἰςeisG1519myG1699nameὄνομα,onomaG3686,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563am IεἰμιeimiG1510inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.
21ThenΤότεToteG5119cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588G4074to himαὐτῷ·autōG846,and saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,how oftποσάκιςposakisG4212shallG264myG1473brotherὁ ἀδελφόςho adelphosG3588G80sinἁμαρτήσειhamartēseiG264againstεἰςeisG1519meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I forgiveἀφήσωaphēsōG863himαὐτῷ;autōG846?tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193seven timesἑπτάκις;¶heptakisG2034?
22Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,I sayλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756unto theeσοιsoiG4771,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193seven timesἑπτάκιςheptakisG2034:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193seventy timesἑβδομηκοντάκιςhebdomēkontakisG1441sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033.
23ΔιὰDiaG1223ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG3666the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588G3772likenedG3666unto a certainἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whichὃςhosG3739wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309takeσυνᾶραιsunaraiG4868accountλόγονlogonG3056ofμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846servantsτῶν δούλωνtōn doulōnG3588G1401.
24AndδὲdeG1161whenG756heαὐτοῦautouG846had begunG756to reckonσυναίρεινsunaireinG4868,oneεἷςheisG1520was broughtπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846,which owed himὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781ten thousandμυρίωνmuriōnG3463talentsταλάντων.talantōnG5007.
25But forasmuch asδὲdeG1161heG846hadἔχοντοςechontosG2192notμὴmēG3361to payἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591,hisG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753himG846to be soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097,andκαὶkaiG2532hisG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588G5043,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatὅσαhosaG3745he hadἔχειecheiG2192,andκαὶkaiG2532payment to be madeἀποδοθῆναι.¶apodothēnaiG591.
26The servantὁ δοῦλοςho doulosG3588G1401thereforeοὖνounG3767fell downΠεσὼνPesōnG4098,and worshippedπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352himαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,LordG2962,have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeσοι.¶soiG4771allπάνταpantaG3956.
27ThenδὲdeG1161the lordκύριοςkuriosG3588G2962ofG3588G1401thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565servantδούλουdoulouG3588G1401was moved with compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςSplagchnistheisG4697,and loosedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532forgaveἀφῆκενaphēkenG863himαὐτῷ.autōG846the debtδάνειονdaneionG3588G1156.
28ButδὲdeG1161theG3588G1401sameἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantδοῦλοςdoulosG3588G1401went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and foundεὗρενheurenG2147oneἕναhenaG1520ofG3588G4889hisαὐτοῦautouG846fellowservantsG3588G4889,whichG3739owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784himαὐτῷautōG846an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540penceδηνάρια,dēnariaG1220:andκαὶkaiG2532he laid handsκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902on himαὐτὸνautonG846,and tookG4155himby the throatG4155,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,PayἀπόδοςapodosG591meG1473thatτιtiG3739G5100thou owestὀφείλεις.opheileisG3784.
29AndοὖνounG3767hisG846fellowservantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG3588G4889fell downπεσὼνpesōnG4098atG1519hisG846feetG3588G4228,and besoughtπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870himG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Have patienceμακροθύμησονmakrothumēsonG3114withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοί,emoiG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I will payἀποδώσωapodōsōG591theeσοι.soiG4771allG3956.
30ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he wouldἤθελεν,ēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235went andἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565castἔβαλενebalenG906himαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193G3739he should payἀποδῷapodōG591the debtὀφειλόμενον.¶opheilomenonG3784.
31G3588G3588SoG1161whenG3708hisG846fellowservantsσύνδουλοιsundouloiG3588G4889sawG3708what was doneγενόμεναgenomenaG1096,they wereG3076veryσφόδρα,sphodraG4970sorryG3076,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and toldδιεσάφησανdiesaphēsanG1285untoG3588G2962theirG846lordG3588G2962allπάνταpantaG3956that was doneγενόμενα.¶genomenaG1096.
32ThenΤότεToteG5119hisαὐτὸνautonG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588G2962,after that he had calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341himαὐτοῦautouG846,saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,O thouG1401wickedπονηρέ,ponēreG4190servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,I forgaveἀφῆκάaphēkaG863theeσοιsoiG4771allπᾶσανpasanG3956thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565debtτὴν ὀφειλὴνtēn opheilēnG3588G3782,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893thou desiredstπαρεκάλεσάςparekalesasG3870meG1473:
33ShouldestἔδειedeiG1163notοὐκoukG3756thouσὲseG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532have had compassionἐλεῆσαιeleēsaiG1653onG3588G4889thyσουsouG4771fellowservantG3588G4889,evenκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473had pityἠλέησα;¶ēleēsaG1653on theeσὲseG4771?
34ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532hisG846lordκύριος τοῖςkurios toisG3588G2962was wrothὀργισθεὶςorgistheisG3710,and deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860himG846to the tormentorsβασανισταῖς τὸbasanistais toG3588G930,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739he should payἀποδῷapodōG591allπᾶνpanG3956that was dueὀφειλόμενονopheilomenonG3784unto himG846.
35G3588So likewiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG4160myG1473heavenlyG2032FatherπατήρpatērG3588G3962doG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ifἐὰνeanG1437yeG863fromἀπὸapoG575yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG3588G2588forgiveἀφῆτεaphēteG863notμὴmēG3361every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hisG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588G80theirG846trespassesG3588G3900.

Commentaries on Matthew 18

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