Matthew 18
American Standard Version
18 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is [a]greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the [b]greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me: 6 but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that [c]a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh! 8 And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. 9 And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the [d]hell of fire. 10 See 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 who is in heaven.[e] 12 How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? 13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. 14 Even so it is not [f]the will of [g]your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 And if thy brother sin [h]against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. 17 And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the [i]church: and if he refuse to hear the [j]church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the [k]publican. 18 Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it [l]shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until [m]seventy times seven. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his [n]servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:1 Greek greater.
- Matthew 18:4 Greek greater.
- Matthew 18:6 Greek a millstone turned by an ass.
- Matthew 18:9 Greek Gehenna of fire.
- Matthew 18:10 Many authorities, some ancient, insert verse 11 For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. See Lk. 19:10.
- Matthew 18:14 Greek a thing willed before your Father.
- Matthew 18:14 Some ancient authorities read my.
- Matthew 18:15 Some ancient authorities omit against thee.
- Matthew 18:17 Or, congregation
- Matthew 18:17 Or, congregation
- Matthew 18:17 See marginal note on 5:46.
- Matthew 18:19 Greek shall become.
- Matthew 18:22 Or, seventy times and seven
- Matthew 18:23 Greek bondservants.
- Matthew 18:24 This talent was probably worth about £200, or $1000.
- Matthew 18:26 Greek bondservant.
- Matthew 18:26 See marginal note on 2:2.
- Matthew 18:27 Greek bondservant.
- Matthew 18:27 Greek loan.
- Matthew 18:28 Greek bondservant.
- Matthew 18:28 The word in the Greek denotes a coin worth about eight pence half-penny, or nearly seventeen cents.
- Matthew 18:32 Greek bondservant.
Mateo 18
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Sino ang Pinakadakila?(A)
18 Nang oras ding iyon, lumapit kay Jesus ang mga tagasunod niya at nagtanong, “Sino po ba ang pinakadakila sa lahat ng kabilang sa kaharian ng Dios?” 2 Tinawag ni Jesus ang isang maliit na bata at pinatayo sa harapan nila, at sinabi, 3 “Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, kung hindi kayo magbago at maging tulad ng maliliit na bata, hindi kayo mapapabilang sa kaharian ng Dios. 4 Ang sinumang nagpapakababa tulad ng batang ito ang siyang pinakadakila sa lahat ng kabilang sa kaharian ng Dios.
5 “At ang sinumang tumatanggap sa batang tulad nito dahil sa akin ay tumatanggap din sa akin. 6 Ngunit ang sinumang magiging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng maliliit na batang ito na sumasampalataya sa akin ay mabuti pang talian sa leeg ng gilingang bato at itapon sa pusod ng dagat.”
Mga Dahilan ng Pagkakasala(B)
7 “Nakakaawa ang mga tao sa mundong ito dahil sa mga bagay na naging dahilan ng kanilang pagkakasala. Kung sabagay, dumarating naman talaga ang mga ito, ngunit mas nakakaawa ang taong nagiging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng kanyang kapwa.
8 “Kaya nga, kung ang kamay o paa mo ang dahilan ng iyong pagkakasala, putulin mo ito at itapon. Mas mabuti pang isa lang ang kamay o paa mo pero may buhay na walang hanggan ka, kaysa sa dalawa ang kamay o paa mo pero itatapon ka naman sa walang hanggang apoy. 9 At kung ang mata mo ang dahilan ng iyong pagkakasala, dukitin mo ito at itapon! Mas mabuti pang isa lang ang mata mo pero may buhay na walang hanggan ka, kaysa sa dalawa nga ang mata mo pero itatapon ka naman sa apoy ng impyerno.”
Ang Nawawalang Tupa(C)
10 “Tiyakin ninyo na hindi nʼyo hahamakin ang kahit isa sa maliliit na batang ito, dahil tandaan nʼyo: ang mga anghel na nagbabantay sa kanila ay laging nasa harapan ng aking Ama sa langit. [11 Sapagkat ako, na Anak ng Tao, ay naparito sa mundo upang iligtas ang mga nawawala.]
12 “Ano sa palagay ninyo ang gagawin ng taong may 100 tupa kung mawala ang isa? Hindi baʼt iiwan niya ang 99 sa burol at hahanapin ang nawawala? 13 At kapag nakita na niya ang nawalang tupa, mas matutuwa pa siya rito kaysa sa 99 na hindi nawala. 14 Ganito rin naman ang nararamdaman ng inyong Amang nasa langit. Ayaw niyang mawala ang kahit isa sa maliliit na batang ito.”
Kung Magkasala ang Isang Kapatid
15 “Kung magkasala sa iyo ang iyong kapatid, puntahan mo siya at kausapin nang sarilinan. Pagsabihan mo siya tungkol sa ginawa niya. Kung makikinig siya sa iyo, magkakaayos kayong muli at mapapanumbalik mo siya sa Dios. 16 Pero kung ayaw niyang makinig sa iyo, magsama ka ng isa o dalawa pang kapatid sa pananampalataya ‘para ang lahat ng pag-uusapan ninyo ay mapapatotohanan ng dalawa o tatlong saksi,’[a] ayon sa Kasulatan. 17 Kung ayaw niyang makinig sa kanila, ipaalam ito sa iglesya, at kung pati sa iglesya ay ayaw niyang makinig, ituring ninyo siya bilang isang taong hindi kumikilala sa Dios o isang maniningil ng buwis.”[b]
Kapangyarihang Magbawal at Magpahintulot
18 “Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, anuman ang ipagbawal ninyo sa lupa ay ipagbabawal din sa langit, at anuman ang ipahintulot ninyo sa lupa ay ipapahintulot din sa langit.
19 “Sinasabi ko rin sa inyo na kung magkasundo ang dalawa sa inyo rito sa mundo na ipanalangin ang anumang bagay, ipagkakaloob ito ng aking Amang nasa langit. 20 Sapagkat kung saan may dalawa o tatlong nagkakatipon dahil sa akin, kasama nila ako.”
Ang Talinghaga tungkol sa Utusan na Ayaw Magpatawad
21 Lumapit si Pedro kay Jesus at nagtanong, “Panginoon, ilang beses ko po bang patatawarin ang kapatid na laging nagkakasala sa akin? Pitong beses po ba?” 22 Sumagot si Jesus, “Hindi lang pitong beses kundi 77 beses. 23 Sapagkat ang paghahari ng Dios ay maitutulad sa kwentong ito: May isang hari na nagpatawag sa mga alipin niya para singilin sa kanilang mga utang. 24 Nang simulan na niya ang paniningil, dinala sa kanya ang isang alipin na nagkautang sa kanya ng milyon-milyon. 25 Dahil hindi siya makabayad, iniutos ng hari na ipagbili siya bilang alipin, pati ang kanyang asawaʼt mga anak, at lahat ng ari-arian niya, para mabayaran ang kanyang utang. 26 Nagmamakaawang lumuhod ang aliping iyon sa hari, ‘Bigyan nʼyo pa po ako ng panahon, at babayaran kong lahat ang utang ko.’ 27 Naawa sa kanya ang hari, kaya pinatawad na lang siya sa kanyang utang at pinauwi.
28 “Pagkaalis ng aliping iyon, nakasalubong niya ang isang kapwa alipin na nagkakautang sa kanya ng kaunting halaga. Sinunggaban niya ito at sinakal, sabay sabi, ‘Bayaran mo ang utang mo sa akin.’ 29 Lumuhod ang kapwa niya alipin at nagmakaawa, ‘Bigyan mo pa ako ng panahon, at babayaran kita.’ 30 Pero hindi siya pumayag. Sa halip, ipinakulong niya ang kapwa niya alipin hanggang sa makabayad ito. 31 Nang makita ito ng iba pang utusan, sumama ang loob nila, kaya pumunta sila sa hari at isinumbong ang lahat ng nangyari. 32 Ipinatawag ng hari ang alipin at sinabi sa kanya, ‘Napakasama mong utusan! Pinatawad kita sa utang mo dahil nagmakaawa ka sa akin. 33 Hindi ba dapat naawa ka rin sa kapwa mo alipin gaya ng pagkaawa ko sa iyo?’ 34 Sa galit ng hari, ipinakulong niya ang alipin hanggang sa mabayaran nito ang lahat ng utang niya.” 35 At pagkatapos, sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Ganyan din ang gagawin ng inyong Amang nasa langit kung hindi kayo magpapatawad nang buong puso sa inyong kapwa.”
Matthew 18
New International Version
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven(A)
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(C) 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(D) 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(E)
Causing to Stumble
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(F) 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!(G) 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,(H) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(I) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.(J)
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(K)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(L) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Dealing With Sin in the Church
15 “If your brother or sister[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault,(M) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d](N) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(O) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(P)
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.(Q)
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(R) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(S)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(T) Up to seven times?”(U)
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g](V)
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(W) a king who wanted to settle accounts(X) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(Y) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(Z) to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(AA) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[i] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(AB)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
- Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
- Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
- Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).
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