Matthew 18 Kata Mathaion 18
1En ekeina ta hōra proserchala tois mathētois to Iēso legarōntois; Tinos ara megoteros atō en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu?At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2kai ⸀proskalerantos paidiem stēata autem en mese autoiuJesus invited a little child to stand among them. 3kai legata; Amēn legamō vi, ean mē strefiveia kai geneveia hōs teim paidieim, ouk mē eiserchaveia eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4hotinos oun tapeinati heauton hōs tem paidiem houtem, houtos atō tos megoteros en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5kai hos ⸀ean decheteia ⸂henem paidiem toioutem⸃ epi te onome mu, min dechotō.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6Hos de an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōntoiu eis min, sumferatō auto hina kremannuiteia mulos onikos ⸀eis ton trachēlon autou kai katapontiziteia en te pelage tau thalassau.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7ouai to kosmo apo teiu skandaleiu; anankas ⸀gar erchara teim skandaleim, plēn ouai to ⸀anthrōpo dia hou tem skandalem erchotō.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8Ei de tas cheiras su ē tos podos su skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar ⸀auton kai balasar apo su; kalem si atō eiserchara eis tan zōan ⸂kullon ē chōlon,⸃ ē duo cheirain ē duo podoin echarōnton balira eis tem purem tem aiōniem.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. 9kai ei tos ofthalmos su skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai balasar apo su; kalem si atō monofthalmon eis tan zōan eiserchara, ē duo ofthalmoin echarōnton balira eis tan geennan teu pureu.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
10Horavōr mē katafronaveia henou toiu mikroiu houtoiu, legamō gar vi hoti tois angelois autoiu en ouranoi dia pantou blepalō tem prosōpem tou patrou mu tou en ⸀ouranoi.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven. 12tinem vi dokatō? ean geneteia tino anthrōpo hekaton probateim kai planiteia henem ek auteiu, ouchi ⸀afiēkati teim enenēkonta ennea epi teim oreim ⸀kai poreuirantos zētatō tem planorōntem?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13kai ean geneteia heuriskara autem, amēn legamō vi hoti chairatō epi aute mallon ē epi tei enenēkonta ennea tei mē planorēntei.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14houtōs ouk atō thelēmem ⸀emprosthen tou patrou ⸀vu tou en ouranoi hina apoleteia ⸀henem teiu mikreiu houteiu.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15Ean de hamartateia ⸂eis sin⸃ tos adelfos su, ⸀hupagasōr elenchasar auton metaxu su kai autou monou. ean su akouateia, kerdainasa ton adelfon su;If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16ean de mē akouateia, paralabasar meta su ēti henon ē duo, hina epi stomeu duo marturoiu ē treis stēiteia pantem rēmem;But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17ean de parakouateia autoiu, legasar ta ekklēsa; ean de kai tau ekklēsau parakouateia, atōr si hōsper tos ethnikos kai tos telōnos.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. 18amēn legamō vi, hoseim ⸀ean daveia epi tau gēau eti dorēnteim ⸀en ourano kai hoseim ean luaveia epi tau gēau eti luorēnteim ⸁en ourano.Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19Palin ⸀amēn legamō vi hoti ean duo ⸂sumfōnaleia ek vu⸃ epi tau gēau peri panteu pragmeu heu ean aiteleia, geneti autoi para tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. 20hou gar alō duo ē treis sunagorēntois eis tem ēmem onomem, ekei amō en mese autoiu.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
21Tote prosercharantos ⸂auto tos Petros legata;⸃ Kurior, posakis hamartati eis min tos adelfos mu kai afiēkami auto? heōs heptakis?Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22legatō auto tos Iēsus; Ouk legamō si heōs heptakis alla heōs hebdomēkontakis hepta.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23Dia houtem homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24archerantou de autou sunairarō ⸀prosferita ⸂auto henos⸃ ofeiletos murioi talanteiu.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25mē echarōntou de autou apodōara keleuata auton tos ⸀kurios pipraskira kai tan ⸀gunaikan kai teim tekneim kai panteim hoseim ⸀echatō kai apodōira.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. 26piptarantos oun tos doulos proskunate auto legarōntos; ⸀Makrothumasar epi ⸀mi, kai panteim ⸂apodōami si.⸃Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27splanchnizirantos de tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou apoluata auton, kai tem daneiem afiēkata auto.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him. 28exercharantos de tos doulos ekeinos heuriskata henon toiu sundouloiu autou hos ofeilate auto hekaton dēnarieim, kai kratarantos auton pnigate legarōntos; ⸀Apodōasar ei tinem ofeilasō.But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ 29piptarantos oun tos sundoulos ⸀autou parakalate auton legarōntos; Makrothumasar epi ⸀mi, kai apodōami si.So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’ 30tos de ouk thelate, alla apercharantos balata auton eis fulakan heōs ⸀hou apodōateia tem ofeilorōntem.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt. 31horarantois ⸀oun tois sundoulois autou teim generanteim lupila sfodra, kai ercharantois diasafala to kurio heautoiu panteim teim generanteim.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master. 32tote proskalerantos auton tos kurios autou legatō auto; Doulor ponēror, pantan tan ofeilan ekeinan afiēkama si, epei parakalasa min;Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me. 33ouk date kai sin elēara ton sundoulon su, hōs kamis sin elēama?Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’ 34kai orgizirantos tos kurios autou paradōata auton toi basanistoi heōs hou apodōateia pantem tem ⸀ofeilorōntem.In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed. 35Houtōs kai tos patros mu tos ⸀ouranios poiati vi ean mē afiēkaveia hekastos to adelfo autou apo taiu kardiaiu ⸀vu.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
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2 ⸀proskalerantos Byz +tos iēsus. 5 ⸀ean mod. edd. an. ⸂henem paidiem toioutem⸃ some edd. henem paidiem toiouton; Byz paidiem toiouton henem. 6 ⸀eis mod. edd. peri. 7 ⸀gar Byz +atō. ⸀anthrōpo Byz +ekeino. 8 ⸀auton Byz auteim. ⸂kullon ē chōlon⸃ some edd. chōlon ē kullon. 10 ⸀ouranoi Byz +11 Ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.. 12 ⸀afiēkati Byz afiēkarantos. ⸀kai Byz omits. 14 ⸀emprosthen mod. edd. omit. ⸀vu mod. edd. mu. ⸀henem Byz henos. 15 ⸂eis sin⸃ mod. edd. omit. ⸀hupagasōr Byz +kai. 18 ⸀ean mod. edd. an. ⸀en some edd. +τῷ. ⸁en some edd. +τῷ. 19 ⸀amēn mod. edd. omit. ⸂sumfōnaleia ek vu⸃ Byz vu sumfōnaleia. 21 ⸂auto tos Petros legata⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 24 ⸀prosferita mod. edd. προσήχθη. ⸂auto henos⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 25 ⸀kurios Byz +αὐτοῦ. ⸀gunaikan some edd. +αὐτοῦ. ⸀echatō Byz echate. 26 ⸀Makrothumasar Byz kurior makrothumasar. ⸀mi mod. edd. min. ⸂apodōami si⸃ Byz reverses. 28 ⸀Apodōasar Byz +mi. 29 ⸀autou Byz +εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ. ⸀mi mod. edd. min. 30 ⸀hou mod. edd. omit. 31 ⸀oun Byz de. 34 ⸀ofeilorōntem Byz +αὐτῷ. 35 ⸀ouranios Byz epouranos. ⸀vu Byz +τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν.