Matthew 18 - Prayer Tents

18At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"G1722G1565G5610G4334G3101G2424G3004G5101G686G2076G3187G1722G932G3772 2Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.G2532G2424G4341G3813G4341G2476G846G1722G3319G846 3Then he said, "I tell you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.G2532G2036G281G3004G5213G3362G4762G2532G1096G5613G3813G1525G3364G1525G1519G932G3772 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,G3748G3767G5013G1438G5613G5124G3813G3778G2076G3187G1722G932G3772 5and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me."G2532G3739G1437G1209G1520G5108G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691 6"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.G1161G3739G302G4624G1520G5130G3398G3588G4100G1519G1691G4851G846G2443G3458G3684G2910G1909G846G5137G2532G2670G1722G3989G2281 7How terrible it will be for the world due to its temptations to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!G3759G2889G575G4625G1063G318G2076G4625G2064G4133G3759G444G1565G1223G3739G4625G2064 8"So 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 injured or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.G1161G1487G4675G5495G2228G4675G4228G4624G1581G846G1581G2532G906G575G4571G4675G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G2222G5560G2228G2948G2228G2192G1417G5495G2228G1417G4228G906G1519G166G4442 9And if your eye causes you to sin, tear 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 hell fire.G2532G1487G4675G3788G4624G4571G1807G846G1807G2532G906G575G4675G2076G2570G4671G1525G1519G2222G3442G2228G2192G1417G3788G906G1519G1067G4442 10"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, because I tell you, their angels in heaven always have access to my Father in heaven.G3708G2706G3361G1520G5130G3398G1063G3004G5213G3754G1722G3772G846G32G1223G3956G991G4383G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772 11For the Son of Man came to save the lost."G1063G5207G444G2064G4982G3588G622 12"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, he leaves the ninety-nine in the hills and goes to look for the one that has strayed, doesn't he -G5101G1380G5213G1437G5100G444G1096G1540G4263G2532G1520G1537G846G4105G863G3780G863G1768G4198G1909G3735G2212G3588G4105 13If he finds it, I tell you with certainty that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that haven't strayed.G2532G1437G1096G2147G846G281G3004G5213G3754G5463G3123G1909G846G2228G1909G1768G3588G4105G3361G4105 14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost."13G3779G2076G3756G2307G1715G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772G2443G1520G5130G3398G622 15"If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.G1161G1437G4675G80G264G1519G4571G5217G2532G1651G846G1651G3342G4675G2532G846G3441G1437G191G4675G2770G4675G80 16But if he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that 'every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'G1161G3362G191G3362G191G3880G3326G4675G1520G2228G1417G2089G2443G1909G4750G1417G2228G5140G3144G3956G4487G2476 17If, however, he ignores them, tell it to the congregation. If he also ignores the congregation, regard him as a gentile and a tax collector.G1161G1437G3878G846G2036G1577G1161G2532G1437G3878G1577G2077G4671G5618G1482G2532G5057 18"I tell you with certainty, whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven.G281G3004G5213G3745G1437G1210G1909G1093G2071G1210G1722G3772G2532G3745G1437G3089G1909G1093G2071G3089G1722G3772 19Furthermore, I tell you with certainty that if two of you agree on earth about anything you request, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven,G3825G3004G5213G3754G1437G1417G5216G4856G1909G1093G4012G3956G4229G3739G1437G154G1096G846G3844G3450G3962G3588G1722G3772 20because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."G1063G3757G1417G2228G5140G1526G4863G1519G1699G3686G1563G1510G1722G3319G846 21Then Peter came up and asked him, "Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him? Seven times?"G5119G4334G4074G846G2036G2962G4212G3450G80G264G1519G1691G2532G863G846G2193G2034 22Jesus said to him, "I tell you, not just seven times, but77 times!G2424G3004G846G3004G3756G4671G2193G2034G235G2193G1441G2033 23"That is why the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.G1223G5124G932G3772G3666G444G935G3739G2309G4868G3056G3326G846G1401 24When he had begun to settle the accounts, a person who owed him 10,000 talents was brought to him.G1161G846G756G4868G1520G4374G846G3781G846G3463G5007 25Because he couldn't pay, his master ordered him, his wife, his children, and everything that he owned to be sold so that payment could be made.G1161G846G2192G3361G591G846G2962G2753G846G4097G2532G846G1135G2532G5043G2532G3956G3745G2192G2532G591 26Then the servant fell down and bowed low before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything!'G1401G3767G4098G4352G846G3004G2962G3114G1909G1698G2532G591G4671G3956 27The master of that servant had compassion and released him, canceling his debt.G1161G2962G1565G1401G4697G630G846G2532G863G846G1156 28"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, 'Pay what you owe!'G1161G1565G1401G1831G2147G1520G846G4889G3739G3784G846G1540G1220G2532G2902G846G4155G3004G591G3427G3748G3784 29Then his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'G3767G846G4889G4098G1519G846G4228G3870G846G3004G3114G1909G1698G2532G591G4671G3956 30But he refused and went and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt.G1161G2309G3756G235G565G906G846G1519G5438G2193G3739G591G3784 31"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred.G1161G846G4889G1492G1096G4970G3076G2532G2064G1285G846G2962G3956G1096 32Then his master sent for him and said to him, 'You evil servant! I canceled that entire debt for you because you begged me.G5119G846G2962G4341G846G3004G846G4190G1401G863G4671G3956G1565G3782G1893G3870G3165 33Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'G1163G3756G4571G2532G1653G4675G4889G2532G5613G1473G1653G4571 34In anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he could repay the entire debt.G2532G846G2962G3710G3860G846G930G2193G3739G591G3956G3784G846 35This is how my heavenly Father will treat each one of you unless you forgive your brother from your hearts."1834G3779G3450G2032G3962G4160G2532G5213G3362G575G5216G2588G863G3362G1538G846G80G846G3900