1At that hora(that-hour) the disciples came to Yeshua(Jesus) and said: "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?"
2And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
3and said: "Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of the heavens.
4Whoever then humbles himself like this child — he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.
5And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me.
6But whoever skandalizo(causes-to-stumble) one of these little ones who believe in Me, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depth of the sea.
7Woe to the world because of its skandalon(stumbling-blocks)! For it is inevitable that skandalon(stumbling-blocks) come; but woe to that man through whom the skandalon(stumbling-block) comes!
8If your hand or your foot skandalizo(causes-you-to-stumble), cut it off and throw it from you — it is better for you to enter zoe(life) crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
9If your eye skandalizo(causes-you-to-stumble), tear it out and throw it from you — it is better for you to enter zoe(life) with one eye than to have two eyes and be cast into the Gehenna(valley of Hinnom, place of fiery judgment) of fire.
10See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
11For the Son of Man has come to save what was lost.
12What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?
13And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14So it is not the thelema(will) before your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.
15If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault in private — if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
16But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that on the testimony of two or three witnesses every rhema(spoken-word, matter) may be confirmed.
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the ekklesia(called-out community); and if he refuses to listen even to the ekklesia(called-out community), let him be to you as the pagan and the tax collector.
18Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
19Again I say to you truly that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
20For where two or three have gathered in My name, I am there in their midst."
21Then Peter came and said to Him: "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him — up to seven times?"
22Yeshua(Jesus) said to him: "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
23For this reason the kingdom of the heavens may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
24When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talants(the largest monetary unit) was brought to him.
25But since he did not have the means to repay, his master commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
26So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying: 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'
27And the master of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.
28But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii(a day's wage); and he seized him and began to choke him, saying: 'Pay back what you owe!'
29So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying: 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.'
30But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.
31So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened.
32Then summoning him, his master said to him: 'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
33Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?'
34And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.
35My heavenly Father will also do the same to you if each of you does not forgive his brother from your kardia(hearts, soul-domain)."