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At that time the talmidim came to Yahushua, saying: “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of the heavens?”
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And calling a little child to himself, he stood him in their midst,
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and said: “Truly I tell you: unless you turn back and become like little children, you shall certainly not enter the Kingdom of the heavens.
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Therefore whoever humbles himself like this little child, this one is greatest in the Kingdom of the heavens.
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And whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me.
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But whoever causes one of these little ones who trust in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck and that he be sunk into the depth of the sea.
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Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the Adam through whom the stumbling block comes.
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And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the everlasting fire.
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And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be cast into the fire of Gei-Hinnom.
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See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their messengers in the heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens.
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For the Son of Adam came to save what was lost.
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What do you think? If an ish has one hundred sheep and one of them wanders, does he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains and go and seek the one that wandered?
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And if he finds it, truly I tell you: he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander.
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In the same way, it is not the will of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
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And if your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
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But if he does not hear, take with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.
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And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the assembly. And if he refuses to hear the assembly, let him be to you as one of the nations and as a tax collector.
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Truly I tell you: whatever you bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose upon the earth shall be loosed in the heavens.
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Again I tell you: if two of you agree upon the earth concerning any matter they ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in the heavens.
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For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in their midst.”
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Then Kepha came near and said to him: “Master, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
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Yahushua said to him: “I do not tell you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
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Therefore the Kingdom of the heavens may be compared to a king who desired to settle accounts with his servants.
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And when he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
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And because he was not able to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, and his ishah, and his children, and everything he had, and payment be made.
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Then the servant fell down before him, saying: ‘Have patience with me, and I shall repay everything.’
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And the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave the debt.
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But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii. And seizing him, he began to choke him, saying: ‘Pay what you owe.’
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Then his fellow servant fell down and petitioned him, saying: ‘Have patience with me, and I shall repay you.’
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But he was unwilling. Instead he went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt.
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And when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly grieved. And they came and reported to their master everything that had happened.
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Then his master called him and said to him: ‘Evil servant. I forgave you all that debt because you petitioned me.
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Should you not also have shown compassion to your fellow servant, just as I showed compassion to you?’
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And his master became angry and handed him over to the jailers until he should repay everything he owed.
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So also shall my Father in the heavens do to you if each of you does not forgive his brother from his heart.”