马太福音 18

谁是更大的

1 那时，门徒们前来问耶稣：“在天国里究竟谁更大？”

2 耶稣叫来一个小孩子，让他站在他们当中，3 说：“我确实地告诉你们：你们如果不回转t，变得像小孩子一样，绝不能进入天国。4 所以，谁像这小孩子自我降卑，谁在天国里就更大。5 无论谁奉我的名接受这样一个小孩子，就是接受我。

6 “但无论谁使信我的这些卑微人中的一个绊倒，对那人来说，倒不如脖子上被拴上大磨石t，沉到深海里。7 这世界有祸了，因为有使人绊脚的事；要知道，那些使人绊脚的事必然出现，不过使它出现的人有祸了。8 如果你的一只手或一只脚使你绊倒，就把它砍下来丢掉！对你来说，缺一只手或缺一只脚进入永生t，要比手脚双全被丢进永远的火里好多了。9 如果你的一只眼使你绊倒，就把它剜出来丢掉！对你来说，缺一只眼进入永生t，要比双眼齐全被丢进烈火的地狱里好多了。

迷羊的比喻

10 “你们要注意，不可轻视这些卑微人中的一个。我告诉你们：他们的天使在天上常常看见我天父的面。11 要知道人子来，是为了拯救迷失的人。t12 你们怎么看以下的事？如果一个人有一百只羊，其中一只迷失了，难道他不把九十九只留在山上，去寻找那一只迷失的吗？13 如果找到了，我确实地告诉你们：他为这一只羊欢喜，会比为那九十九只没有迷失的羊更欢喜。14 照样，你们t在天上的父也不愿意失去这些卑微人中的一个。

挽回弟兄

15 “如果你的弟兄对你t犯了罪，你就要去，只在你和他之间责备他。如果他听你的，你就赢得了你的弟兄；16 如果他不听，你就另外带一个或两个人一起去，为要使“任何事，凭两个或三个见证人的口，才能成立。”t17 如果他不听他们的，就告诉教会；如果他连教会也不听，就应当把他看做像外邦人或税吏一样。18 我确实地告诉你们：你们在地上所捆绑的，在天上将是已经被捆绑了的；你们在地上所释放的，在天上将是被释放了的。19 我再确实地告诉你们：如果你们当中有两个人，在地上同心地为任何事祈求，我在天上的父就会为你们成全；20 因为哪里有两三个人奉我的名聚集，我就在哪里，在他们当中。”

恶仆的比喻

21 那时，彼得前来问耶稣：“主啊，如果弟兄对我犯罪，我该饶恕多少次呢？到七次可以吗？”

22 耶稣对他说：“我告诉你：不是七次，而是七十个七次t。23 为此，天国就好比一个君王，要与他的奴仆们清算账目。24 他开始算的时候，一个欠了一千万两银子t的奴仆被带到他面前。25 因为那奴仆没有可偿还的，主人就下令把他和他的妻子儿女，以及他所拥有的一切都卖掉来偿还。

26 “那奴仆就俯伏拜他，说：‘t请宽容我吧，将来我会把一切偿还给你。’27 那奴仆的主人动了怜悯之心，把他释放了，并且免了他的债。

28 “但那奴仆出去以后，遇见一个与他同做奴仆的；这人欠他一百个银币t。他就抓住这人，掐住这人的喉咙，说：‘把欠我的还给我。’

29 “这人就俯伏在地t央求他，说：‘请宽容我吧，我会还给你的。’30 可是他不肯，反而把这人投进监狱，直到这人能还清所欠的债。31 那些与他同做奴仆的看见所发生的事，就极其忧伤，去把一切都告诉他们的主人。

32 “于是主人把那奴仆叫来，对他说：‘你这恶奴！因为你求我，我就免了你所有的债。33 难道你不也该怜悯与你同做奴仆的，像我怜悯了你一样吗？’34 主人就发怒，把他交给掌刑官，直到他能还清所欠的一切债。35 如果你们每个人不从心里饶恕自己的弟兄t，我的天父也会照样对待你们。”

Matthew 18

Questions About the Greatest

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”2 He called a child, had him stand among them,3 and said, “I tell you the truth,t unless you turn around and become like little children,s you will nevert enter the kingdom of heaven!4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 And whoever welcomest a child like this in my name welcomes me.
6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,t it would be better for him to have a huge millstonets hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.t7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! Itt is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.8 Ift your hand or your foot causes you to sin,s cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to havet two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to havet two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.ts

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.ss12 What do you think? If someonet owns a hundreds sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?s13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth,t he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

Restoring Christian Relationships

15 “Ift your brothert sins,s go and show him his faultt when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.s

17 Ift he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. Ift he refuses to listen to the church, treat him liket a Gentilet or a tax collector.s
18 “I tell you the truth,t whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.19 Again, I tell you the truth,t if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.t

20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brothert who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!t

The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave

23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.t24 Ast he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talentss was brought to him.25 Becauset he was not able to repay it,t the lord ordered him to be sold, along witht his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.26 Then the slave threw himself to the groundt before him, saying,s ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.28 Aftert he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins.t Sot he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him,t saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’t29 Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him,t ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’30 But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.31 Whent his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.32 Then his lord called the first slavet and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture himt until he repaid all he owed.

35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive yourt brothert from your heart.”