Matthew:18-19
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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 .
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Then came Peter to him ,
and said ,
Lord ,
how oft shall my brother sin against me ,
and I forgive him ?
till seven times ?
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Jesus saith unto him ,
I say not unto thee ,
Until seven times :
but ,
Until seventy times seven .
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Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king ,
which would take account of his servants .
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And when he had begun to reckon ,
one was brought unto him ,
which owed him ten thousand talents .
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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 .
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The servant therefore fell down ,
and worshipped him ,
saying ,
Lord ,
have patience with me ,
and I will pay thee all .
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Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion ,
and loosed him ,
and forgave him the debt .
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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 .
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And his fellowservant fell down at his feet ,
and besought him ,
saying ,
Have patience with me ,
and I will pay thee all .
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And he would not :
but went and cast him into prison ,
till he should pay the debt .
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So when his fellowservants saw what was done ,
they were very sorry ,
and came and told unto their lord all that was done .
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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 :
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Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant ,
even as I had pity on thee ?
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And his lord was wroth ,
and delivered him to the tormentors ,
till he should pay all that was due unto him .
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So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you ,
if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses .
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And it came to pass ,
that when Jesus had finished these sayings ,
he departed from Galilee ,
and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan ;
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And great multitudes followed him ;
and he healed them there .
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The Pharisees also came unto him ,
tempting him ,
and saying unto him ,
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ?
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And he answered and said unto them ,
Have ye not read ,
that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female ,
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And said ,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother ,
and shall cleave to his wife :
and they twain shall be one flesh ?
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Wherefore they are no more twain ,
but one flesh .
What therefore God hath joined together ,
let not man put asunder .
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They say unto him ,
Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement ,
and to put her away ?
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He saith unto them ,
Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives :
but from the beginning it was not so .
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And I say unto you ,
Whosoever shall put away his wife ,
except it be for fornication ,
and shall marry another ,
committeth adultery :
and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery .
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His disciples say unto him ,
If the case of the man be so with his wife ,
it is not good to marry .
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But he said unto them ,
All men cannot receive this saying ,
save they to whom it is given .
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For there are some eunuchs ,
which were so born from their mother '
s womb :
and there are some eunuchs ,
which were made eunuchs of men :
and there be eunuchs ,
which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven '
s sake .
He that is able to receive it ,
let him receive it .
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Then were there brought unto him little children ,
that he should put his hands on them ,
and pray :
and the disciples rebuked them .
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But Jesus said ,
Suffer little children ,
and forbid them not ,
to come unto me :
for of such is the kingdom of heaven .
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And he laid his hands on them ,
and departed thence .
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And ,
behold ,
one came and said unto him ,
Good Master ,
what good thing shall I do ,
that I may have eternal life ?
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And he said unto him ,
Why callest thou me good ?
there is none good but one ,
that is ,
God :
but if thou wilt enter into life ,
keep the commandments .
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He saith unto him ,
Which ?
Jesus said ,
Thou shalt do no murder ,
Thou shalt not commit adultery ,
Thou shalt not steal ,
Thou shalt not bear false witness ,
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Honour thy father and thy mother :
and ,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself .
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The young man saith unto him ,
All these things have I kept from my youth up :
what lack I yet ?
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Jesus said unto him ,
If thou wilt be perfect ,
go and sell that thou hast ,
and give to the poor ,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven :
and come and follow me .
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But when the young man heard that saying ,
he went away sorrowful :
for he had great possessions .
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples ,
Verily I say unto you ,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven .
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And again I say unto you ,
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle ,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God .
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When his disciples heard it ,
they were exceedingly amazed ,
saying ,
Who then can be saved ?
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But Jesus beheld them ,
and said unto them ,
With men this is impossible ;
but with God all things are possible .
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Then answered Peter and said unto him ,
Behold ,
we have forsaken all ,
and followed thee ;
what shall we have therefore ?
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Verily I say unto you ,
That ye which have followed me ,
in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory ,
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones ,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
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And every one that hath forsaken houses ,
or brethren ,
or sisters ,
or father ,
or mother ,
or wife ,
or children ,
or lands ,
for my name '
s sake ,
shall receive an hundredfold ,
and shall inherit everlasting life .
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But many that are first shall be last ;
and the last shall be first .
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For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder ,
which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard .