Matthew 18

1 At
B ⟨Now at⟩
 the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
1 Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ, λέγοντες, Τίς ἄρα μείζων ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν;
2 And Jesus
ℵB ⟨he⟩
 called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
2 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ὁ Ἰησοῦς
WH omit
 παιδίον ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν,
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.
3 καὶ εἶπεν, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ στραφῆτε καὶ γένησθε ὡς τὰ παιδία, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
4 Ὅστις οὖν ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὡς τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μείζων ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
5 Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται [+]
WH ἓν
 παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν
WH τοιοῦτο
 ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται·
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.
6 ὃς δ’ ἂν σκανδαλίσῃ ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ, συμφέρει αὐτῷ ἵνα κρεμασθῇ μύλος ὀνικὸς εἰς
WH περὶ
 τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταποντισθῇ ἐν τῷ πελάγει τῆς θαλάσσης.
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!
7 Οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων· ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστιν
WH omit
 ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα· πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ,
WH omit
 δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them
ℵB ⟨cut it off, and cast it⟩
 from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed
ℵB ⟨maimed or halt⟩
, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
8 Εἰ δὲ ἡ χείρ σου ἢ ὁ πούς σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔκκοψον αὐτὰ
WH αὐτὸν
 καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοι ἐστὶν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν χωλὸν ἢ
WH omit
 κυλλόν, [+]
WH ἢ χωλόν,
 ἢ δύο χεῖρας ἢ δύο πόδας ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον.
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.
9 Καὶ εἰ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζει σε, ἔξελε αὐτὸν καὶ βάλε ἀπὸ σοῦ· καλόν σοι ἐστὶν μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ δύο ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντα βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.
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.
10 Ὁρᾶτε μὴ καταφρονήσητε ἑνὸς τῶν μικρῶν τούτων, λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖς διὰ παντὸς βλέπουσιν
WH βλέπουσι
 τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
ℵB omit
11 Ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.
WH omit
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
ℵ* omit
, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
12 Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; Ἐὰν γένηταί τινι ἀνθρώπῳ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα, καὶ πλανηθῇ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν· οὐχὶ ἀφεὶς
WH ἀφήσει
 τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα, ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη [+]
WH καὶ
 πορευθεὶς ζητεῖ τὸ πλανώμενον;
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.
13 Καὶ ἐὰν γένηται εὑρεῖν αὐτό, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι χαίρει ἐπ’ αὐτῷ μᾶλλον, ἢ ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα τοῖς μὴ πεπλανημένοις.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
14 Οὕτως οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν
WH μου
 τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ἵνα ἀπόληται εἷς
WH ἓν
 τῶν μικρῶν τούτων.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee
ℵB omit
, go and
ℵB ⟨go,⟩
 tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
15 Ἐὰν δὲ ἁμαρτήσῃ εἰς σὲ
WH omit
 ὁ ἀδελφός σου, ὕπαγε καὶ
WH omit
 ἔλεγξον αὐτὸν μεταξὺ σοῦ καὶ αὐτοῦ μόνου. Ἐάν σου ἀκούσῃ, ἐκέρδησας τὸν ἀδελφόν σου·
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.
16 ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσῃ, παράλαβε μετὰ σοῦ ἔτι ἕνα ἢ δύο, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων ἢ τριῶν σταθῇ πᾶν ῥῆμα·
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.
17 ἐὰν δὲ παρακούσῃ αὐτῶν, εἰπὲ
WH εἰπὸν
 τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· ἐὰν δὲ καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας παρακούσῃ, ἔστω σοι ὥσπερ ὁ ἐθνικὸς καὶ ὁ τελώνης.
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.
18 Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅσα ἐὰν δήσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται δεδεμένα ἐν τῷ
WH omit
 οὐρανῷ· καὶ ὅσα ἐὰν λύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἔσται λελυμένα ἐν τῷ
WH omit
 οὐρανῷ.
19 Again
B ⟨Again verily⟩
 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.
19 Πάλιν ἀμὴν
WH [ἀμὴν]
 λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν δύο ὑμῶν
WH omit
 συμφωνήσωσιν [+]
WH ἐξ ὑμῶν
 ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς περὶ παντὸς πράγματος οὗ ἐὰν αἰτήσωνται, γενήσεται αὐτοῖς παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
20 Οὗ γάρ εἰσιν δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα, ἐκεῖ εἰμὶ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.
21 Then came Peter to him,
ℵ*B omit
 and said
B ⟨said unto him⟩
, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
21 Τότε προσελθὼν αὐτῷ
WH omit
 ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, [+]
WH [αὐτῷ]
 Κύριε, ποσάκις ἁμαρτήσει εἰς ἐμὲ ὁ ἀδελφός μου, καὶ ἀφήσω αὐτῷ; Ἕως ἑπτάκις;
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
22 Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλ’
WH ἀλλὰ
 ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
23 Διὰ τοῦτο ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησεν συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand
ℵ* ⟨many⟩
 talents.
24 Ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν, προσηνέχθη
WH προσήχθη εἷς
 αὐτῷ εἷς
WH omit
 ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his
ℵB ⟨the⟩
 lord commanded him to be sold, and his
ℵB omit
 wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
25 Μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ
WH omit
 πραθῆναι, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ
WH omit
 καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν
WH ἔχει
, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
B omit
 have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
26 Πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων, Κύριε,
WH omit
 μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ πάντα σοι
WH omit
 ἀποδώσω. [+]
WH σοι.
27 Then the lord of that
B ⟨the⟩
 servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
27 Σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου
WH [ἐκείνου]
 ἀπέλυσεν αὐτόν, καὶ τὸ δάνειον
WH δάνιον
 ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ.
28 But the same
B omit
 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
ℵB omit
 that thou owest.
28 Ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ, ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγεν, λέγων, Ἀπόδος μοι
WH omit
 εἴ τι ὀφείλεις.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet
ℵB omit
, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all
ℵ*B omit
.
29 Πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας
WH omit
 αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτόν, λέγων, Μακροθύμησον ἐπ’ ἐμοί, καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι.
30 And he would not: but
ℵ* ⟨and⟩
 went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
30 Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακήν, ἕως οὗ
WH omit
 ἀποδῷ τὸ ὀφειλόμενον.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and
ℵ ⟨sorry. Now they⟩
 came and told unto their lord all that was done.
31 Ἰδόντες δὲ
WH οὖν
 οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦ τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα· καὶ ἐλθόντες διεσάφησαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶν πάντα τὰ γενόμενα.
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:
32 Τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με·
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
33 οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι τὸν σύνδουλόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐγώ
WH κἀγὼ
 σε ἠλέησα;
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
34 Καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς, ἕως οὗ
WH [οὗ]
 ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον αὐτῷ.
WH omit
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses
ℵB omit
.
35 Οὕτως καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ ἐπουράνιος
WH οὐράνιος
 ποιήσει ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν.
WH omit
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.