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Matthew 18
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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).
Matteus 18
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
Matteus 18
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
18 I samme stund kom disiplene til Jesus og sa: Hvem er den største i himlenes rike?
2 Og han kalte et lite barn til sig og stilte det midt iblandt dem
3 og sa: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Uten at I omvender eder og blir som barn, kommer I ingenlunde inn i himlenes rike.
4 Derfor, den som gjør sig liten som dette barn, han er den største i himlenes rike;
5 og den som tar imot ett sådant barn for mitt navns skyld, tar imot mig;
6 men den som forfører en av disse små som tror på mig, for ham var det bedre at det var hengt en kvernsten om hans hals og han var nedsenket i havets dyp.
7 Ve verden for forførelser! for forførelser må komme; men ve det menneske som forførelsen kommer fra!
8 Men om din hånd eller din fot frister dig, da hugg den av og kast den fra dig! det er bedre for dig å gå halt eller vanfør inn til livet enn å ha to hender eller to føtter og bli kastet i den evige ild.
9 Og om ditt øie frister dig, da riv det ut og kast det fra dig! det er bedre for dig å gå enøiet inn til livet enn å ha to øine og bli kastet i helvedes ild.
10 Se til at I ikke forakter en av disse små! for jeg sier eder at deres engler i himmelen ser alltid min himmelske Faders åsyn.
11 For Menneskesønnen er kommet for å frelse det som var fortapt.
12 Hvad tykkes eder? om et menneske har hundre får, og ett av dem forviller sig, forlater han da ikke de ni og nitti i fjellet og går bort og leter efter det som har forvillet sig?
13 Og hender det at han finner det, sannelig sier jeg eder: Han gleder sig mere over det enn over de ni og nitti som ikke har forvillet sig.
14 Således er det ikke eders himmelske Faders vilje at en eneste av disse små skal fortapes.
15 Men om din bror synder mot dig, da gå bort og irettesett ham i enrum! hører han på dig, da har du vunnet din bror;
16 men vil han ikke høre, da ta ennu en eller to med dig, forat enhver sak skal stå fast ved to eller tre vidners ord.
17 Men hører han ikke på dem, da si det til menigheten! men hører han heller ikke på menigheten, da skal han være for dig som en hedning og en tolder.
18 Sannelig sier jeg eder: Alt det I binder på jorden, skal være bundet i himmelen, og alt det I løser på jorden, skal være løst i himmelen.
19 Atter sier jeg eder: Alt det to av eder på jorden blir enige om å bede om, det skal gis dem av min Fader i himmelen.
20 For hvor to eller tre er samlet i mitt navn, der er jeg midt iblandt dem.
21 Da gikk Peter til ham og sa: Herre! hvor ofte skal min bror synde mot mig og jeg tilgi ham det? så meget som syv ganger?
22 Jesus sa til ham: Jeg sier dig: Ikke syv ganger, men sytti ganger syv ganger.
23 Derfor er himlenes rike å ligne med en konge som vilde holde regnskap med sine tjenere.
24 Men da han begynte på opgjøret, blev en ført frem for ham, som skyldte ti tusen talenter.
25 Men da han ikke hadde noget å betale med, bød hans herre at han skulde selges, han og hans hustru og barn og alt det han hadde, og at der skulde betales.
26 Da falt denne tjener ned for ham og sa: Vær langmodig med mig, så skal jeg betale dig alt sammen!
27 Da ynkedes denne tjeners herre inderlig over ham, og lot ham løs og eftergav ham gjelden.
28 Men da denne tjener gikk ut, traff han en av sine medtjenere som skyldte ham hundre penninger, og han tok fatt på ham og holdt på å kvele ham og sa: Betal det du skylder!
29 Da falt hans medtjener ned og bad ham og sa: Vær langmodig med mig, så skal jeg betale dig!
30 Men han vilde ikke; han gikk bort og kastet ham i fengsel, til han betalte det han var skyldig.
31 Men da hans medtjenere så hvad som skjedde, blev de meget bedrøvet, og de kom og fortalte sin herre alt det som var skjedd.
32 Da kalte hans herre ham for sig og sa til ham: Du onde tjener! all din gjeld eftergav jeg dig, fordi du bad mig;
33 burde ikke også du forbarme dig over din medtjener, likesom jeg forbarmet mig over dig?
34 Og hans herre blev vred, og overgav ham til dem som piner, inntil han betalte alt det han var ham skyldig.
35 Således skal også min himmelske Fader gjøre med eder om ikke enhver av eder av hjertet tilgir sin bror.
Matthew 18
English Standard Version
Matthew 18
English Standard Version
Who Is the Greatest?
18 (A)At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you (B)turn and (C)become like children, you (D)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 (E)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the (F)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 (G)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6 but (H)whoever causes one of these (I)little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Temptations to Sin
7 “Woe to the world for (J)temptations to sin![b] (K)For it is necessary that temptations come, (L)but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 (M)And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into (N)the eternal fire. 9 (O)And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the (P)hell[c] of fire.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “See that you do not despise (Q)one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven (R)their angels always (S)see the face of my Father who is in heaven.[d] 12 (T)What do you think? (U)If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So (V)it is not the will of my[e] Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
If Your Brother Sins Against You
15 (W)“If your brother sins against you, (X)go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have (Y)gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established (Z)by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, (AA)tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, (AB)let him be to you as (AC)a Gentile and (AD)a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, (AE)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[f] in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you (AF)agree on earth about anything they ask, (AG)it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are (AH)gathered in my name, (AI)there am I among them.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often (AJ)will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? (AK)As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g]
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished (AL)to settle accounts with his servants.[h] 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him (AM)ten thousand (AN)talents.[i] 25 (AO)And since he could not pay, his master ordered him (AP)to be sold, with his wife and (AQ)children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant[j] (AR)fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and (AS)forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred (AT)denarii,[k] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 (AU)And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 (AV)And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[l] (AW)until he should pay all his debt. 35 (AX)So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother (AY)from your heart.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:6 Greek causes… to stumble; also verses 8, 9
- Matthew 18:7 Greek stumbling blocks
- Matthew 18:9 Greek Gehenna
- Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
- Matthew 18:14 Some manuscripts your
- Matthew 18:18 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:23 Or bondservants; also verses 28, 31
- Matthew 18:24 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 18:26 Or bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
- Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers
马太福音 18
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
马太福音 18
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
天国里谁最大(A)
18 当时，门徒前来问耶稣：“天国里谁是最大的？” 2 耶稣叫一个小孩子来，让他站在他们当中， 3 说：“我实在告诉你们，你们若不回转，变成像小孩子一样，绝不能进天国。 4 所以，凡自己谦卑像这小孩子的，他在天国里就是最大的。 5 凡为我的名接纳一个像这小孩子的，就是接纳我。”
拒绝罪的诱惑(B)
6 “凡使这些信我的小子中的一个跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在这人的颈项上，沉在深海里。 7 这世界有祸了，因为它使人跌倒；绊倒人的事是免不了的，但那绊倒人的有祸了！ 8 如果你一只手或是一只脚使你跌倒，就把它砍下来扔掉。你缺一只手或是一只脚进入永生，比有两手两脚被扔进永火里还好。 9 如果你一只眼使你跌倒，就把它挖出来扔掉。你只有一只眼进入永生，比有两只眼被扔进地狱的火里还好。”
迷羊的比喻(C)
10 “你们要小心，不可轻看这些小子中的一个；我告诉你们，他们的天使在天上，常见我天父的面。[a]
12 “一个人若有一百只羊，其中一只走迷了路，你们的意见如何？他岂不留下这九十九只在山上，去找那只迷路的羊吗？ 13 若是找到了，我实在告诉你们，他为这一只羊欢喜，比为那没有迷路的九十九只欢喜还大呢！ 14 你们[b]在天上的父也是这样，不愿意失去这些小子中的一个。”
如何对待有过错的弟兄
15 “若是你的弟兄得罪你[c]，你要去，趁着只有他和你在一起的时候，指出他的错来。他若听你，你就赢得了你的弟兄； 16 他若不听，你就另外带一个或两个人同去，因为‘任何指控都要凭两个或三个证人的口述才能成立’。 17 他若是不听他们，就去告诉教会；若是不听教会，就把他看作外邦人和税吏。
18 “我实在告诉你们，凡你们在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你们在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放。 19 我又实在[d]告诉你们，若是你们中间有两个人在地上同心合意地求什么事，我在天上的父必为他们成全。 20 因为，哪里有两三个人奉我的名聚会，哪里就有我在他们中间。”
不饶恕人的恶仆
21 那时，彼得进前来，对耶稣说：“主啊，我弟兄得罪我，我当饶恕他几次呢？到七次够吗？” 22 耶稣说：“我告诉你，不是到七次，而是到七十个七次。 23 因为天国好像一个王要和他仆人算账。 24 他开始算的时候，有人带了一个欠一万他连得的仆人来。 25 因为他没有什么偿还之物，主人下令把他和他妻子儿女，以及一切所有的都卖了来偿还。 26 那仆人就俯伏向他叩头，说：‘宽容我吧，我都会还你的。’ 27 那仆人的主人就动了慈心，把他释放了，并且免了他的债。 28 那仆人出来，遇见一个欠他一百个银币的同伴，就揪着他，扼住他的喉咙，说：‘把你所欠的还我！’ 29 他的同伴就俯伏央求他，说：‘宽容我吧，我会还你的。’ 30 他不肯，却把他下在监里，直到他还了所欠的债。 31 同伴们看见他所做的事就很悲愤，把这一切的事都告诉了主人。 32 于是主人叫了他来，对他说：‘你这恶奴才！你央求我，我就把你所欠的都免了； 33 你不应该怜悯你的同伴，像我怜悯你吗？’ 34 主人就大怒，把他交给司刑的，直到他还清了所欠的债。 35 你们各人若不从心里饶恕你的弟兄，我天父也要这样待你们。”
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