Matthew 18:10-14
New American Standard Bible
10 “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that (A)their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven.[a]
Ninety-nine Plus One
12 “What do you think? (B)If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, and go and search for the one that is lost? 13 And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray. 14 So it is not the will [b]of your Father who is in heaven for one of these little ones to perish.
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- Matthew 18:10 Late mss add (traditionally v 11): For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost
- Matthew 18:14 Lit before
Matthew 18:10-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Don’t Look Down On These Little Ones. God Does Not Want One of Them Lost
10 “See that you do not look-down-upon[a] one of these little ones. For I say to you that their angels in the heavens are continually seeing[b] the face of My Father in the heavens. 11 [c] 12 What seems right to you? If a hundred sheep belong to any man and one of them went-astray, will he not leave the ninety nine on the mountains, and having gone, be seeking the one going astray? 13 And if it comes about that he finds it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety nine not having gone astray. 14 So it is not the will in-the-sight-of [d] your Father in the heavens that one of these little ones should be-lost.
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- Matthew 18:10 Or, despise, disregard, treat with contempt, because you think of yourself as greater than them.
- Matthew 18:10 That is, they have continual access to God.
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts add as v 11, For the Son of Man came to save the lost.
- Matthew 18:14 Or, in the presence of. This is a reverential way of saying it is not God’s will.
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