Matthew 18:1-21:46 In that hour came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens?

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ In that hour came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens? ² And Jesus, having called a young child, set it in the midst of them, ³ And said, Truly I say to you, Except ye be turned, and become as young children, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Whoever, therefore, should be humbled as this young child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens. ⁵ And whoever shall receive such a young child in my name, receives me. ⁶ And whoever should offend one of these little ones believing in me, it is profitable for him that the millstone of an ass be hung upon his neck, and he be sunk in the midst of the sea. ⁷ Woe to the world for offences I for there is necessity for offences to come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes! ⁸ And if thy hand or thy foot give thee cause of offence, cut them off, and cast from thee: it is good for thee to come into life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire. ⁹ And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and east from thee: it is good for thee, one-eyed, to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into a hell of fire. ¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their messengers in the heavens always behold the face of my Father which is in the heavens. ¹¹ For the Son of man has come to save the lost. ¹² What does it seem to you? if there be to any man a hundred sheep, and one of them have been led astray, does he not, having left the ninety-nine upon the mountains, having gone, seek the one led astray? ¹³ And if it be found, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it, than over the ninety-nine not led astray. ¹⁴ So is not the will of your Father, he in the heavens, that one of these little ones be lost. ¹⁵ And if thy brother sin against thee, retire, and refute him between thee and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he hear thee not, take with thee yet one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might stand. ¹⁷ And if he refuse hearing them, speak to the church: and if he refuse hearing the church, let him be to thee as of the nations and a publican. ¹⁸ Truly I say to you, Whatever things ye should bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever things ye should loose upon earth shall be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again, I say to you, That if two of you agree in opinion for everything which they ask, it shall be to them of my Father, he in the heavens. ²⁰ For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them. ²¹ Then Peter, having come to him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I let him go? Till seven times? ²² And Jesus says to him, I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man, the king, who wished to lift up the word together with his servants. ²⁴ And he having begun to settle accounts, one was brought him, a debtor of ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And he not having to give back, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children, and all which he had also to be given back. ²⁶ Then the servant, having fallen, worshipped him, saying, Lord, be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, having felt compassion, loosed him, and let go to him the money lent. ²⁸ But that servant having come, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him one hundred drachmas, and having seized, he choked him, saying, Give back to me what thou owest. ²⁹ Then his fellow-servant having fallen at his feet besought him, saying, Be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee. ³⁰ . And he would not; but having departed he cast him into prison till he should give back that being owed. ³¹ And his fellow-servants having seen the thing done, were greatly grieved, and having come, made known to their lord all things done. ³² Then his lord, having called him, said unto him, O thou evil servant, I let go to you all that debt since thou besoughtest me: ³³ Oughtest thou not also to pity thy fellow-servant, as I also pitied thee ³⁴ And his lord having become angry, delivered him to the torturers even till he should give back all being owed to him. ³⁵ So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye let not go each to his brother from your hearts their falls. ¹⁹ ¹ And it was when Jesus finished these words he removed from Galilee, and came from the bounds of Judea beyond Jordan; ² And many crowds followed him; and he cured them there. ³ And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to loose his wife for every cause ⁴ And having answered, he said to them, Have ye not read, that he having made from the beginning, made them male and female, ⁵ And said, For this shall a man leave father and mother, and be joined to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh? ⁶ So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate. ⁷ They say to him, Why then did Moses charge to give a writing of divorce, and loose her? ⁸ He says to them that Moses for your hard heart permitted you to loose your wives: and from the beginning it was not so. ⁹ And I say to you, That whoever should loose his wife, except for fornication, and marry another, commits adultery; and he having married the one loosed commits adultery. ¹⁰ His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man is so with the woman, it is not profitable to marry. ¹¹ And he said to them, All have not room for this word, but to whom it is given. ¹² For there are eunuchs, who were born so from the mother's belly: and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of the heavens. He being able to receive, let him receive. ¹³ Then young children were brought to him, that he might put hands upon them and pray: and the disciples censured them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, Let go the young children, and hinder them not, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹⁵ And having put hands upon them, he went out from thence. ¹⁶ And, behold, one having come said to him, Good teacher, what good shall I do, that I might have eternal life? ¹⁷ And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands. ¹⁸ He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, thus: Thou shalt not murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; ¹⁹ Honour thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ²⁰ The young man says to him, All these have I watched from my youth; what yet do I want? ²¹ Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²² And the young man having heard the word, departed, being grieved: for he was holding many possessions. ²³ And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, That with difficulty shall a rich one come into the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁴ And again I say to you, It is of easier labor for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ And his disciples were greatly struck with amazement, saying, Who then can be saved? ²⁶ And Jesus having looked up said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. ²⁷ Then Peter having answered, said to him, Behold, we have let go all things, and have followed thee; what therefore shall be to us? ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, That ye having followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man should sit upon the throne of his glory, shall be seated ye also upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And every one who lets go houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for the sake of my name, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. ³⁰ And many first shall be last, and the last first. ²⁰ ¹ For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, master of a house, who went out as soon as morning to hire workmen for his vineyard. ² And having agreed for a drachma a day, he sent them to his vineyard. ³ And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place, ⁴ And he says to them, Retire ye also into the vineyard, and whatever should be just I will give you: and they departed. ⁵ Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise. ⁶ And about the eleventh hour, having gone out, he found others standing idle, and he says to them, Why stand ye here idle the whole day? ⁷ They say to him, That none has hired us. He says to them, Retire also to the vineyard; and whatever be just, ye shall receive. ⁸ And it being evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen, and give back to them the wages, beginning from the last even to the first. ⁹ And they of the eleventh hour having come, thereupon received a drachma. ¹⁰ And the first, having come, thought that they will receive more; and they also received thereupon a drachma. ¹¹ And having received, they murmured against the master of the house, ¹² Saying, That these last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, having borne the burden and heat of the day. ¹³ And he, having answered, said to one of them, Friend, I injure thee not; didst not thou agree with me for a drachma? ¹⁴ Take thine and retire: and I will to give to this last, as also to thee. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good ¹⁶ So shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few chosen. ¹⁷ And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and he said to them, ¹⁸ Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, ¹⁹ And they shall deliver him to the nations to mock, and scourge, and crucify: and he shall be raised the third day. ²⁰ Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, worshipping, and asking something of him. ²¹ And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Say that these my two sons might sit, the one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom. ²² And Jesus having answered, said, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink, and be immersed with the immersion which I am immersed? They say to him, We can. ²³ And he says to them, Truly my cup shall ye drink, and with the immersion which I am immersed shall ye be immersed; but to sit on my right, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those it was prepared for by my Father. ²⁴ And the ten having heard, felt pain about the two brethren. ²⁵ But Jesus, having called them, said, Ye know that the rulers rule over their nations, and the great exercise authority over them. ²⁶ But it shall not be so among you; but whoever should wish to be great among you, let him be your attendant; ²⁷ And whoever would be first among you, let him be your servant: ²⁸ As the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his soul a ransom for many. ²⁹ And they going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed him. ³⁰ And, behold, two blind sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus passes by, cried out, saying, Pity us, O Lord, son of David. ³¹ And the crowd censured them that they should be silent: but they cried the more, saying, Pity us, O Lord, son of David. ³² And Jesus having stood, called them, and said, What will ye I shall do to you? ³³ They say to him, Lord, that our eyes might be opened. ³⁴ And Jesus, having felt compassion, touched their eyes: and quickly their eyes looked up, and they followed him. ²¹ ¹ And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, saying to them, ² Go ye into the town opposite to us, and quickly shall ye find an ass bound, and a colt with her; having loosed, bring to me. ³ And if any one say to you, Why? ye shall say, That the Lord has need of them; and quickly will he send them. ⁴ And the whole of this was, that that spoken by the prophet be completed; saying, ⁵ Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and a colt, son of a beast of burthen. ⁶ And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them, ⁷ Brought the ass, and colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat over them. ⁸ And a very great crowd strewed their garments in the way; and others cut down young shoots from the trees, and strewed in the way. ⁹ And the crowds leading before, and following, cried, saying, Osanna to the son of David: he coming in the name of the Lord being praised; Osanna in the highest ones. ¹⁰ And he having come to Jerusalem, all the city was shaken, saying, Who is this? ¹¹ And the crowds said, This is Jesus, the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee. ¹² And Jesus came into the temple of God, and cast out all those selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the money-changers' tables, and the seats of those selling doves, ¹³ And he says to them, It was written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; and ye have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁴ And the blind and lame came to him in the temple; and he cured them. ¹⁵ And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things which he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Osanna to the son of David; they felt pain. ¹⁶ And they said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yes; have ye never read, That out of the mouths of young children and sucklings thou hast adjusted praise? ¹⁷ And leaving them, he went without the city, to Bethany; and lodged there. ¹⁸ And in the morn, having returned into the city, he hungered. ¹⁹ And having seen one fig tree by the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only; and he says to it, Let no more fruit be from thee forever. And instantly the fig tree was dried up. ²⁰ And the disciples, seeing, wondered, saying, How suddenly was the fig tree dried up! ²¹ And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Truly I say to you, if ye have faith, and be not removed, ye shall do not only that of the fig tree, but also to this mountain, if ye should say, Be thou lifted up, and cast into the sea, it shall be. ²² And all things, whatever ye ask in prayer, believing, shall ye receive. ²³ And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority? ²⁴ And Jesus, having answered, said to them, I will also ask you one word, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these. ²⁵ The baptism of John, whence was it of heaven or of men And they reasoned by themselves, saying, If we say, Of heaven; he will say to us, Why, then, believed ye him not? ²⁶ But if we say, Of men; we fear the crowd; for all hold John as a prophet. ²⁷ And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. And he said to them, Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these. ²⁸ But what seems to you A man had two children; and having come to the first, he said, Child, retire to-day, work in my vineyard. ²⁹ And he, having answered, said, I will not; but afterward, having felt regret, he departed. ³⁰ And having come to the second, he said likewise. And he, having answered, said, I, Lord: and he departed not. ³¹ Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of justice, and ye believed him not: and the publicans and harlots believed him; and ye, seeing, repented not afterwards, to believe him. ³³ Hear another parable: A certain man was master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and digged in it a winepress, and let it out to farmers, and went abroad: ³⁴ And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his parts. ³⁵ And the farmers having taken his servants, truly one they stripped, and one they killed, and one they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise. ³⁷ And afterwards he sent to them his son, saying, They will be changed by my son. ³⁸ And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance. ³⁹ And having taken, they cast out of the vineyard, and killed. ⁴⁰ When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard should come, what will he do to those farmers? ⁴¹ They say to him, He will miserably destroy these wicked, and let out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons. ⁴² Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the writings, The stone which the builders disapproved of, this was for the head of the corner? This was from the Lord, and it was wonderful in your eyes. ⁴³ For this I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation doing its fruits. ⁴⁴ And he falling upon this stone shall be crushed: but upon whomsoever it should fall, it shall winnow him. ⁴⁵ And the chief priests and Pharisees, having heard his parable, knew that he spake of them. ⁴⁶ And seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the crowd, since they held him as a prophet.