Matthew:18:1-20
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At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus ,
saying ,
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ?
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And Jesus called a little child unto him ,
and set him in the midst of them ,
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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 .
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Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child ,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven .
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And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me .
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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 .
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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 !
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost .
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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 ?
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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 .
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Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven ,
that one of these little ones should perish .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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For where two or three are gathered together in my name ,
there am I in the midst of them .