马太福音 18
天国里谁最大
（可9．33－37；路9．46－48）
1 当时，门徒前来问耶稣：“天国里谁是最大的？” 2 耶稣叫一个小孩子来，让他站在他们当中， 3 说：“我实在告诉你们，你们若不回转，变成像小孩子一样，绝不能进天国。 4 所以，凡自己谦卑像这小孩子的，他在天国里就是最大的。 5 凡为我的名接纳一个像这小孩子的，就是接纳我。”
拒绝罪的诱惑
（可9．42－48；路17．1－2）
6 “凡使这些信我的小子中的一个跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，沉在深海里。 7 这世界有祸了，因为它使人跌倒；绊倒人的事是免不了的，但那绊倒人的有祸了！ 8 如果你一只手或是一只脚使你跌倒，就把它砍下来扔掉。你缺一只手或是一只脚进入永生，比有两手两脚被扔进永火里还好。 9 如果你一只眼使你跌倒，就把它挖出来扔掉。你只有一只眼进入永生，比有两只眼被扔进地狱的火里还好。”
迷羊的比喻
（路15．3－7）
10 “你们要小心，不可轻看这些小子中的一个；我告诉你们，他们的天使在天上，常见我天父的面。t
12 “一个人若有一百只羊，其中一只走迷了路，你们的意见如何？他岂不留下这九十九只在山上，去找那只迷路的羊吗？ 13 若是找到了，我实在告诉你们，他为这一只羊欢喜，比为那没有迷路的九十九只欢喜还大呢！ 14 你们t在天上的父也是这样，不愿意失去这些小子中的一个。”
如何对待有过错的弟兄
15 “若是你的弟兄得罪你t，你要去，趁着只有他和你在一起的时候，指出他的错来。他若听你，你就赢得了你的弟兄； 16 他若不听，你就另外带一个或两个人同去，因为‘任何指控都要凭两个或三个证人的口述才能成立’。 17 他若是不听他们，就去告诉教会；若是不听教会，就把他看作外邦人和税吏。
18 “我实在告诉你们，凡你们在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你们在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放。 19 我又实在t告诉你们，若是你们中间有两个人在地上同心合意地求什么事，我在天上的父必为他们成全。 20 因为，哪里有两三个人奉我的名聚会，哪里就有我在他们中间。”
不饶恕人的恶仆
21 那时，彼得进前来，对耶稣说：“主啊，我弟兄得罪我，我当饶恕他几次呢？到七次够吗？” 22 耶稣说：“我告诉你，不是到七次，而是到七十个七次。 23 因为天国好像一个王要和他仆人算账。 24 他开始算的时候，有人带了一个欠一万他连得的仆人来。 25 因为他没有什么偿还之物，主人下令把他和他妻子儿女，以及一切所有的都卖了来偿还。 26 那仆人就俯伏向他叩头，说：‘宽容我吧，我都会还你的。’ 27 那仆人的主人就动了慈心，把他释放了，并且免了他的债。 28 那仆人出来，遇见一个欠他一百个银币的同伴，就揪着他，扼住他的喉咙，说：‘把你所欠的还我！’ 29 他的同伴就俯伏央求他，说：‘宽容我吧，我会还你的。’ 30 他不肯，却把他下在监里，直到他还了所欠的债。 31 同伴们看见他所做的事就很悲愤，把这一切的事都告诉了主人。 32 于是主人叫了他来，对他说：‘你这恶奴才！你央求我，我就把你所欠的都免了； 33 你不应该怜悯你的同伴，像我怜悯你吗？’ 34 主人就大怒，把他交给司刑的，直到他还清了所欠的债。 35 你们各人若不从心里饶恕你的弟兄，我天父也要这样待你们。”
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.