馬太福音 18
天國裏誰最大
（可9．33－37；路9．46－48）
1 當時，門徒前來問耶穌：「天國裏誰是最大的？」 2 耶穌叫一個小孩子來，讓他站在他們當中， 3 說：「我實在告訴你們，你們若不回轉，變成像小孩子一樣，絕不能進天國。 4 所以，凡自己謙卑像這小孩子的，他在天國裏就是最大的。 5 凡為我的名接納一個像這小孩子的，就是接納我。」
拒絕罪的誘惑
（可9．42－48；路17．1－2）
6 「凡使這些信我的小子中的一個跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上，沉在深海裏。 7 這世界有禍了，因為它使人跌倒；絆倒人的事是免不了的，但那絆倒人的有禍了！ 8 如果你一隻手或是一隻腳使你跌倒，就把它砍下來扔掉。你缺一隻手或是一隻腳進入永生，比有兩手兩腳被扔進永火裏還好。 9 如果你一隻眼使你跌倒，就把它挖出來扔掉。你只有一隻眼進入永生，比有兩隻眼被扔進地獄的火裏還好。」
迷羊的比喻
（路15．3－7）
10 「你們要小心，不可輕看這些小子中的一個；我告訴你們，他們的天使在天上，常見我天父的面。t
12 「一個人若有一百隻羊，其中一隻走迷了路，你們的意見如何？他豈不留下這九十九隻在山上，去找那隻迷路的羊嗎？ 13 若是找到了，我實在告訴你們，他為這一隻羊歡喜，比為那沒有迷路的九十九隻歡喜還大呢！ 14 你們t在天上的父也是這樣，不願意失去這些小子中的一個。」
如何對待有過錯的弟兄
15 「若是你的弟兄得罪你t，你要去，趁著只有他和你在一起的時候，指出他的錯來。他若聽你，你就贏得了你的弟兄； 16 他若不聽，你就另外帶一個或兩個人同去，因為『任何指控都要憑兩個或三個證人的口述才能成立』。 17 他若是不聽他們，就去告訴教會；若是不聽教會，就把他看作外邦人和稅吏。
18 「我實在告訴你們，凡你們在地上所捆綁的，在天上也要捆綁；凡你們在地上所釋放的，在天上也要釋放。 19 我又實在t告訴你們，若是你們中間有兩個人在地上同心合意地求甚麼事，我在天上的父必為他們成全。 20 因為，哪裏有兩三個人奉我的名聚會，哪裏就有我在他們中間。」
不饒恕人的惡僕
21 那時，彼得進前來，對耶穌說：「主啊，我弟兄得罪我，我當饒恕他幾次呢？到七次夠嗎？」 22 耶穌說：「我告訴你，不是到七次，而是到七十個七次。 23 因為天國好像一個王要和他僕人算賬。 24 他開始算的時候，有人帶了一個欠一萬他連得的僕人來。 25 因為他沒有甚麼償還之物，主人下令把他和他妻子兒女，以及一切所有的都賣了來償還。 26 那僕人就俯伏向他叩頭，說：『寬容我吧，我都會還你的。』 27 那僕人的主人就動了慈心，把他釋放了，並且免了他的債。 28 那僕人出來，遇見一個欠他一百個銀幣的同伴，就揪著他，扼住他的喉嚨，說：『把你所欠的還我！』 29 他的同伴就俯伏央求他，說：『寬容我吧，我會還你的。』 30 他不肯，卻把他下在監裏，直到他還了所欠的債。 31 同伴們看見他所做的事就很悲憤，把這一切的事都告訴了主人。 32 於是主人叫了他來，對他說：『你這惡奴才！你央求我，我就把你所欠的都免了； 33 你不應該憐憫你的同伴，像我憐憫你嗎？』 34 主人就大怒，把他交給司刑的，直到他還清了所欠的債。 35 你們各人若不從心裏饒恕你的弟兄，我天父也要這樣待你們。」
MATTHEW 18
Who Is the Greatest?
(Mark 9.33-37; Luke 9.46-48)
1 t About this time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2 Jesus called for a child to come over and stand near him.
3 t Then he said:
I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. 4 But if you are as humble as this child, you are the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And when you welcome one of these children because of me, you welcome me.Temptations To Sin
(Mark 9.42-48; Luke 17.1,2)
6 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks!
7 The world is in for trouble because of the way it causes people to sin. There will always be something to cause people to sin, but anyone who does this will be in for trouble.
8 t If your hand or foot causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! You would be better off to go into life paralyzed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the fire that never goes out.
9 t If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and get rid of it. You would be better off to go into life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell.The Lost Sheep
(Luke 15.3-7)
10-11 t Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven.t 12 Let me ask you this. What would you do if you had 100 sheep and one of them wandered off? Wouldn't you leave the 99 on the hillside and go look for the one that had wandered away? 13 I am sure that finding it would make you happier than having the 99 that never wandered off.
14 That's how it is with your Father in heaven. He doesn't want any of these little ones to be lost.When Someone Sins
(Luke 17.3)
15 t If one of my followerst sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower. 16 t But if that one refuses to listen, take along one or two others. The Scriptures teach that every complaint must be proven true by two or more witnesses.
17 If the follower refuses to listen to them, report the matter to the church. Anyone who refuses to listen to the church must be treated like an unbeliever or a tax collector.tAllowing and Not Allowing
18 t I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow. 19 I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
20 Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, t I am there with you.An Official //Who Refused To Forgive
21 t Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someonet who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?”
22 t Jesus answered:
Not just 7 times, but 77 times!t
23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like:
One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him. 24 As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him 50,000,000 silver coins.
25 But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.
26 The official got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!”
27 The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
28 But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
29 The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.”
30 But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
31 When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened. 32 The king called the first official back in and said, “You're an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent. 33 Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?” 34 The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed. 35 That is how my Father in heaven will treat you, if you don't forgive each of my followers with all your heart.