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Learn about the sources and coverage →At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ, λέγοντες, Τίς ἄρα μείζων ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν;
En ekeinē tē hōra prosēlthon hoi mathētai tō Iēsou, legontes, Tis ara meizōn estin en tē basileia tōn ouranōn?
Jesus called a little child to Him and placed the child in the middle of them.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ὁ Ἰησοῦς παιδίον ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν,
Kai proskalesamenos ho Iēsous paidion estēsen auto en mesō autōn,
Then He said, “I tell you the truth: unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
καὶ εἶπεν, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ στραφῆτε καὶ γένησθε ὡς τὰ παιδία, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.
kai eipen, Amēn legō hymin, ean mē straphēte kai genēsthe hōs ta paidia, ou mē eiselthēte eis tēn basileian tōn ouranōn.
So whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Ὅστις οὖν ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὡς τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μείζων ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Hostis oun tapeinōsei heauton hōs to paidion touto, houtos estin ho meizōn en tē basileia tōn ouranōn.
And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me.
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται∙
Kai hos ean dexētai paidion toiouton hen epi tō onomati mou, eme dechetai;
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble into sin—it would be better for that person to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
ὃς δ’ ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ, συμφέρει αὐτῷ ἵνα κρεμασθῇ μύλος ὀνικὸς εἰς τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταποντισθῇ ἐν τῷ πελάγει τῆς θαλάσσης.
hos d’ an skandalisē hena tōn mikrōn toutōn tōn pisteuontōn eis eme, sympherei autō hina kremasthē mylos onikos eis ton trachēlon autou, kai katapontisthē en tō pelagei tēs thalassēs.
How terrible it is for the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things will inevitably come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come.
¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων∙ ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστιν ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα∙ πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ, δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.
Ouai tō kosmō apo tōn skandalōn; anankē gar estin elthein ta skandala; plēn ouai tō anthrōpō ekeinō, di’ hou to skandalon erchetai.
So if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble into sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to keep both hands and both feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὰ καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ∙ καλόν σοι ἐστὶν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλὸν ἢ κυλλόν, ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.
Ei de hē cheir sou ē ho pous sou skandalizei se, ekkopson auta kai bale apo sou; kalon soi estin eiselthein eis tēn zōēn chōlon ē kyllon, ē dyo cheiras ē dyo podas echonta blēthēnai eis to pyr to aiōnion.
And if your eye causes you to stumble into sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Καὶ εἰ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ∙ καλόν σοι ἐστὶν μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.
Kai ei ho ophthalmos sou skandalizei se, exele auton kai bale apo sou; kalon soi estin monophthalmon eis tēn zōēn eiselthein, ē dyo ophthalmous echonta blēthēnai eis tēn geennan tou pyros.
Be careful that you do not look down on even one of these little ones. I tell you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father in heaven.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Ὁρᾶτε μὴ καταφρονήσητε ἑνὸς τῶν μικρῶν τούτων, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖς διὰ παντὸς βλέπουσιν τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.
Horate mē kataphronēsēte henos tōn mikrōn toutōn, legō gar hymin hoti hoi angeloi autōn en ouranois dia pantos blepousin to prosōpon tou patros mou tou en ouranois.
For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.
Ēlthen gar ho huios tou anthrōpou sōsai to apolōlos.
What do you think? Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away. Won’t he leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go looking for the one that wandered off?
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; Ἐὰν γένηταί τινι ἀνθρώπῳ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα, καὶ πλανηθῇ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν∙ οὐχὶ ἀφεὶς τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα, ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη πορευθεὶς ζητεῖ τὸ πλανώμενον;
Ti hymin dokei? Ean genētai tini anthrōpō hekaton probata, kai planēthē hen ex autōn; ouchi apheis ta enenēkonta ennea, epi ta orē poreutheis zētei to planōmenon?
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth: he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that never wandered away.
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
Καὶ ἐὰν γένηται εὑρεῖν αὐτό, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι χαίρει ἐπ’ αὐτῷ μᾶλλον, ἢ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα τοῖς μὴ πεπλανημένοις.
Kai ean genētai heurein auto, amēn legō hymin hoti chairei ep’ autō mallon, ē epi tois enenēkonta ennea tois mē peplanēmenois.
In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that even one of these little ones should perish.
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Οὕτως οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ἵνα ἀπόληται εἷς τῶν μικρῶν τούτων.
Houtōs ouk estin thelēma emprosthen tou patros hymōn tou en ouranois, hina apolētai heis tōn mikrōn toutōn.
If your brother sins against you, go to him privately and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back.
¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Ἐὰν δὲ ἁμαρτήσῃ εἰς σὲ ὁ ἀδελφός σου, ὕπαγε καὶ ἔλεγξον αὐτὸν μεταξὺ σοῦ καὶ αὐτοῦ μόνου. Ἐάν σου ἀκούσῃ, ἐκέρδησας τὸν ἀδελφόν σου∙
Ean de hamartēsē eis se ho adelphos sou, hypage kai elenxon auton metaxy sou kai autou monou. Ean sou akousē, ekerdēsas ton adelphon sou;
But if he refuses to listen, take one or two others with you, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα∙
ean de mē akousē, paralabe meta sou eti hena ē dyo, hina epi stomatos dyo martyrōn ē triōn stathē pan rhēma;
If he refuses to listen to them, bring the matter before the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, then regard him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
ἐὰν δὲ παρακούσῃ αὐτῶν, εἰπὲ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ∙ ἐὰν δὲ καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας παρακούσῃ, ἔστω σοι ὥσπερ ὁ ἐθνικὸς καὶ ὁ τελώνης.
ean de parakousē autōn, eipe tē ekklēsia; ean de kai tēs ekklēsias parakousē, estō soi hōsper ho ethnikos kai ho telōnēs.
I tell you the truth: whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅσα ἐὰν δήσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται δεδεμένα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ∙ καὶ ὅσα ἐὰν λύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται λελυμένα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
Amēn legō hymin, hosa ean dēsēte epi tēs gēs, estai dedemena en tō ouranō; kai hosa ean lysēte epi tēs gēs, estai lelymena en tō ouranō.
Again I tell you: if two of you on earth come into agreement about something they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Πάλιν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν δύο ὑμῶν συμφωνήσωσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς περὶ παντὸς πράγματος οὗ ἐὰν αἰτήσωνται, γενήσεται αὐτοῖς παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.
Palin amēn legō hymin hoti ean dyo hymōn symphōnēsōsin epi tēs gēs peri pantos pragmatos hou ean aitēsōntai, genēsetai autois para tou patros mou tou en ouranois.
Because wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Οὗ γάρ εἰσιν δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα, ἐκεῖ εἰμὶ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.
Hou gar eisin dyo ē treis synēgmenoi eis to emon onoma, ekei eimi en mesō autōn.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Τότε προσελθὼν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Κύριε, ποσάκις ἁμαρτήσει εἰς ἐμὲ ὁ ἀδελφός μου, καὶ ἀφήσω αὐτῷ; Ἕως ἑπτάκις;
Tote proselthōn autō ho Petros eipen, Kyrie, posakis hamartēsei eis eme ho adelphos mou, kai aphēsō autō? Heōs heptakis?
Jesus answered him, “I do not tell you seven times, but seventy times seven.
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλ’ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.
Legei autō ho Iēsous, Ou legō soi heōs heptakis, all’ heōs hebdomēkontakis hepta.
That is why the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
¶ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησεν συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
Dia touto hōmoiōthē hē basileia tōn ouranōn anthrōpō basilei, hos ēthelēsen synarai logon meta tōn doulōn autou.
As he began reviewing the accounts, one servant was brought before him who owed ten thousand talents.
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
Ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν, προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.
Arxamenou de autou synairein, prosēnechthē autō heis opheiletēs myriōn talantōn.
The servant had no way to repay the debt, so his master ordered that he, his wife, his children, and everything he owned be sold to recover what could be paid.
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι.
Mē echontos de autou apodounai ekeleusen auton ho kyrios autou prathēnai, kai tēn gynaika autou kai ta tekna, kai panta hosa eichen, kai apodothēnai.
The servant fell down before him and pleaded, ‘Lord, be patient with me, and I will repay everything.’
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων, Κύριε, μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ πάντα σοι ἀποδώσω.
Pesōn oun ho doulos prosekynei autō, legōn, Kyrie, makrothymēson ep’ emoi, kai panta soi apodōsō.
The master was moved with compassion. He released the servant and completely forgave the debt.
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἀπέλυσεν αὐτόν, καὶ τὸ δάνειον ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ.
Splanchnistheis de ho kyrios tou doulou ekeinou apelysen auton, kai to daneion aphēken autō.
But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began choking him.
‘Pay me what you owe!’ he demanded.
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ, ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγεν, λέγων, Ἀπόδος μοι εἴ τι ὀφείλεις.
Exelthōn de ho doulos ekeinos heuren hena tōn syndoulōn autou, hos ōpheilen autō hekaton dēnaria, kai kratēsas auton epnigen, legōn, Apodos moi ei ti opheileis.
His fellow servant fell at his feet and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτόν, λέγων, Μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι.
Pesōn oun ho syndoulos autou eis tous podas autou parekalei auton, legōn, Makrothymēson ep’ emoi, kai apodōsō soi.
But he refused. Instead, he had the man thrown into prison until the debt could be paid.
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακήν, ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ τὸ ὀφειλόμενον.
Ho de ouk ēthelen, alla apelthōn ebalen auton eis phylakēn, heōs hou apodō to opheilomenon.
When the other servants saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved. They went to their master and told him everything.
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦ τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα∙ καὶ ἐλθόντες διεσάφησαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶν πάντα τὰ γενόμενα.
Idontes de hoi syndouloi autou ta genomena elypēthēsan sphodra; kai elthontes diesaphēsan tō kyriō heautōn panta ta genomena.
Then the master called the first servant back.
‘You wicked servant!’ he said. ‘I forgave that enormous debt because you begged me.
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με∙
Tote proskalesamenos auton ho kyrios autou legei autō, Doule ponēre, pasan tēn opheilēn ekeinēn aphēka soi, epei parekalesas me;
Shouldn’t you also have shown mercy to your fellow servant, just as I showed mercy to you?’
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι τὸν σύνδουλόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐγώ σε ἠλέησα;
ouk edei kai se eleēsai ton syndoulon sou, hōs kai egō se ēleēsa?
His master became angry and handed him over to the jailers to be punished until he had paid everything he owed.
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς, ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον αὐτῷ.
Kai orgistheis ho kyrios autou paredōken auton tois basanistais, heōs hou apodō pan to opheilomenon autō.
This is how My heavenly Father will deal with you if each of you refuses to forgive your brother’s trespasses from your heart.”
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Οὕτως καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ ἐπουράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν.
Houtōs kai ho patēr mou ho epouranios poiēsei hymin, ean mē aphēte hekastos tō adelphō autou apo tōn kardiōn hymōn ta paraptōmata autōn.