Old/New Testament
Who Is The Greatest In The Kingdom? Whoever Will Humble Himself Like This Child
18 At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then[a] is greater[b] in the kingdom of the heavens?” 2 And having summoned a child, He stood him[c] in the middle of them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are turned-around [d] and become like children[e], you will never enter into the kingdom of the heavens. 4 Therefore whoever will humble himself like this child, this one is the greater one in the kingdom of the heavens.
But Woe To Whoever Causes One of My Children Believing In Me To Fall
5 “And whoever welcomes[f] one such[g] child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. 6 But whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to fall— it would be better[h] for him that a donkey’s millstone[i] be hung around his neck and he be sunk in the deep-part[j] of the sea.
Woe To The World Because of Causes of Falling. Better To Tear Out Your Eye
7 “Woe to the world because of the causes-of-falling. For it is a necessity that causes-of-falling should come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause-of-falling comes. 8 But if your hand or your foot is causing you to fall, cut it off and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. 9 And if your eye is causing you to fall, tear it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than to be thrown into the Gehenna[k] of fire having two eyes.
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[l] one of these little ones. For I say to you that their angels in the heavens are continually seeing[m] the face of My Father in the heavens. 11 [n] 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 [o] your Father in the heavens that one of these little ones should be-lost.
If Your Brother Sins Against You, Seek To Restore Him
15 “But if your brother sins against you[p], go, expose[q] him between you and him alone. If he listens-to you, you gained[r] your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take-along with you one or two more in order that every word may be established based-on the mouth of two or three witnesses. And if he refuses-to-listen-to them, tell it to the church. 17 And if he even refuses[s] to listen to the church, let him be to you just like the Gentile[t] and the tax-collector[u]. 18 Truly I say to you, whatever you[v] bind[w] on earth will have been bound[x] in heaven. And whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven. 19 Again[y], truly I say to you that if two of you on earth agree concerning any matter which they may ask, it will be done for them by My Father in the heavens. 20 For[z] where two or three have been gathered-together in[aa] My name, I am there in the midst of them”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing