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1 In that hour the students came forth to Yahshua saying "So who is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?" 2 And summoning a child He stood him in the midst of them 3 and said: "Truly I say to you, if you would not turn back and become as the children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of the heavens! 4 Therefore he whom would humble himself as this child, he is greater in the kingdom of the heavens. 5 And he whom would receive one such child upon whom is My Name, receives Me. " 6 But he whom would offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it is better for him that a millstone would be hung around his neck and he be drowned in the depth of the sea! 7 Woe to Society because of offenses! Indeed it is a necessity for offenses to come, but woe to that man through whom the offense comes! 8 Now if your hand or your foot entrap you, chop it off and cast it from you: it is good for you to enter into life crippled or lame than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire! 9 And if your eye entraps you, take it out and cast it from you: it is good for you with one eye to enter into life than having two eyes to be cast into Gehenna for the fire! " 10 Watch that you do not despise one of these little ones! For I say to you that their messengers in the heavens at all times look upon the face of My Father who is in the heavens! " 12 What do you suppose? If there should be with some man a hundred sheep and one among them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine sheep upon the mountains and going seek that which is astray? 13 And if he should happen to find it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than for the ninety-nine not having gone astray. 14 Likewise there is no desire before My Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones be lost. " 15 Now if your brother should do wrong, you must go censure him between you and him only. If perhaps he should hear you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he should not hear, take with you one or two besides, in order that 'by the mouth of two witnesses, or three, is every matter established'. 17 And if he should ignore them, tell it to the assembly. Then if also he should ignore the assembly, he must be to you as the heathens and the taxcollectors. 18 Truly I say to you, whoever you shall bind upon the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whoever you shall loose upon the earth shall be loosed in heaven. " 19 Again, truly I say to you that if two from among you upon the earth should agree concerning any matter of which they should ask, it shall be brought to pass for them by My Father who is in the heavens. 20 For where there are two or three gathered in My Name, there I am in the midst of them!" 21 Then coming forth Petros said to Him "Prince, how many times shall my brother do wrong to me, that I shall forgive him? As many as seven?" 22 Yahshua says to him: "I do not say to you as many as seven, but as many as seventy times seven! 23 For this reason the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man who is king, who had desired to take an account together with his servants. 24 And upon beginning to take it one had been brought to him, a debtor of ten thousand talents. 25 And not having it to repay the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife and the children and everything whatever he has, and to be repaid. 26 Then falling down the servant made obeisance to him, saying 'Have patience with me, and I shall repay everything to you!' 27 Then being deeply moved the master of that servant released him and forgave the loan for him. 28 And departing that servant found one of his fellow-servants, who owed a hundred denarii to him, and seizing him he strangled him saying 'Repay anything you owe!' 29 Then falling down his fellow-servant exhorted him saying 'Have patience with me, and I shall repay you!' 30 But he did not desire, rather departing he cast him into prison until he would repay that which is owed. 31 Therefore seeing the things which happened his fellow-servants grieved exceedingly and going they explained to their own master all the things which happened. 32 Then summoning him, his master says to him: 'Wicked servant! I forgave you for all that debt, since you exhorted me! 33 Had it not been necessary also for you to have mercy for your fellow-servant, as even I had mercy for you? 34 And his master being angry handed him over to the torturers until when he should repay all that which is owed. 35 Thusly also shall My heavenly Father do to you, if you would not each forgive his brother from your hearts."