MATTHEW | CHAPTER 18
1
¶ At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3
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.
4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6
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.
7
¶ 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!
8
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.
9
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.
10
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.
11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12
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?
13
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.
14
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15
¶ 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.
16
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.
17
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.
18
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.
19
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.
20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21
¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25
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.
26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28
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.
29
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32
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:
33
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
BIBLE TRACTS AND GOSPEL TRACTS |
PRIOR CHAPTER |
NEXT CHAPTER
The King James Version text is now in the public domain.
Thanks to Audio Scriptures International for their generosity
in so freely sharing these audio files with us.
A transcript of their official notice for the audio follows below:
"Thank you for listening to this recording of the King James Bible produced by Audio Scriptures International. Audio Scriptures International believes it is more important to spread the Word of God than to make a large profit. Please feel free to make copies of these recordings and distribute them freely so long as you adhere to the following guidelines:
First, you may not charge any more than the cost to duplicate and send them.
Secondly, you must make a complete copy of the recording, including this message.
For commercial and fund raising distribution, please contact Audio Scriptures International for additional information."
Link to the above message in audio form.
Free Bible Tracts, Gospel Tracts, Christian Tracts, Jesus Tracts,
and Street Tracts
Get Free Tract Printing Patterns & Free Tract E-books at
BibleTracts.us
ChristianTracts.us
GospelTracts.us
JesusTracts.us
JesusChrist1.us
EyewitnessBible.com
ShakespeareanBible.com
ChristJesus1.com
BibleTracts.info
ChristianTracts.info
GospelTracts.info
JesusTracts.org
JesusChristGospel.org
WorldwideChristianTracts.net
OnlineChristianTracts.org
JesusChristGospel.net
Bible-Tracts.net
Christian-Tracts.net
Gospel-Tracts.net
EvangelismTracts.net
KenStreet.org
KennethStreet.com
Earth-Trekker.org
ArkJesus.com
ArkJesus.org
ArkJesus.net
ArkJesus.us
1ChristJesus.com
1JesusChrist.net
1JesusChrist.org
JesusChrist1.info
NetJesus.org
JCFish.net
JesusFishes.net
153Fishes.net
NetJesusChrist.com
NetChristJesus.com
NetKingJesus.com
KingJesusChrist.net
KingJesus.us
KingJesus.ws
JesusBook.net
JesusChristBooks.net
KingYeshua.com
KingYeshua.org
KingYeshua.net
JesusChristBooks.org
GospelBooklets.com
GospelBooklets.org
GospelBooklets.net
GospelBooklets.us
ChristJesusBooks.com
GospelPamphlets.com
GospelPamphlets.org
GospelPamphlets.net
GospelPamphlets.us
JesusChristInformation.com
JesusInformation.net
JesusInformation.org
ChristianBibleTracts.com
ChristianGospelTracts.org
ChristianGospelTracts.net
TractsBible.com
TractsChristian.com
TractsGospel.com
JesusTracts.net
WitnessTracts.net
ChristJesusTracts.com
KingJesusTracts.com
JesusChristTracts.com
JesusChristBooklets.com
JesusChristPamphlets.com
Tracts1.com
Tracts1.org
Tracts1.net
JesusTracts.us
Bible1.org
Bible1.net
Bible1.us
ChristJesusBooks.com
Gospel1.org