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MODERN LITERAL VERSION
Matthew
Chapter 18
18:1 The disciples came to Jesus in that hour, saying, Who then is greater in the kingdom of heaven?
18:2 And Jesus having called to him a little child, stood it in the midst of them,
18:3 and said, Assuredly I say to you*, If you* do not turn and become like little children, you* may never* enter into the kingdom of heaven.
18:4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child, this one is the greater one in the kingdom of heaven.
18:5 And whoever accepts one such child in my name, accepts me.
18:6 But whoever offends one of these little ones who believes in me, it is more advantageous for him that* a millstone, the ones rotated by a donkey, should be hung on his neck and that* he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.
18:7 Woe to the world from where the offenses come! For* it is a necessity that the offenses come; however woe to that man through whom the offense comes!
18:8 And if your hand or your foot offends you, cut both of them off and cast them from you. It is good for you to enter into life lame or crippled, rather than to be cast into the everlasting fire having two hands or two feet.
18:9 And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is good for you to enter into life one-eyed, rather than having two eyes but to be cast into the hell of fire.
18:10 See that you* do not despise one of these little ones; for* I say to you* that in the heavens their messengers are always looking at the face of my Father who is in the heavens.
18:11 For* the Son of Man came to save what was lost.
18:12 What are you* thinking? If there should happen to be any man who has a hundred sheep and one out of them has been misled, does he not leave the ninety nine and go to the mountains and seek what has been misled?
18:13 And if he happens to find it, assuredly I say to you*, He rejoices over it more than over the ninety nine which have not been misled.
18:14 So it is also not the will in front of your* Father who is in heaven, that* one of these little ones should perish.
18:15 And if your brother sins{F} against you, go and reprove him, the sin is between you and him only; if he hears you, you have gained your brother.
18:16 But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that*, ‘at the mouth of two or three witnesses every declaration may be established.' {Deut. 19:15}
18:17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the congregation* and if he also refuses to hear the congregation*, let him be like the Gentile and the tax collector to you.
18:18 Assuredly I say to you*, As many things as you* may bind upon the earth will be, having already been bound in heaven, and as many things as you* may loose upon earth will be, having already been loosed in heaven.
18:19 Again I say to you* that if two of you* agree upon the earth concerning any matter whatever they ask, it will be happen for them from my Father who is in the heavens.
18:20 For* where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them.
18:21 Then Peter having come to him, said, Lord, how many times will my brother sin{F} against me and I forgive him? Until seven times?
18:22 Jesus says to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
18:23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who wished to settle the account with his bondservants.
18:24 And when he had begun to settle the account, one was brought to him, a debtor of ten-thousand silver talants.
18:25 But he did not have anything to repay him with, so his lord commanded him and his wife and children and all things, as many things as he had to be sold* and the money to be repaid to him.
18:26 Then* the bondservant falling down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient with me and I will repay all of it to you.
18:27 And the lord of that bondservant, having compassion on him, released him and forgave him the loan.
18:28 But that bondservant went out and found one of his fellow bondservants, who owed him a hundred denarii and he took-hold of him and was choking him, saying, Repay what you owe me.
18:29 Then* his fellow bondservant falling down at his feet, pleaded with him, saying, Be patient with me and I will repay you.
18:30 And he did not wish to, but went and cast him into prison, until he should repay what was owed.
18:31 And his fellow bondservants having seen the things that had happened, were extremely sorry. And having come to their lord, they told all the things which had happened.
18:32 Then his lord called him and says to him, You evil bondservant, I forgave you all that debt, since you pleaded with me.
18:33 You ought to have shown-mercy also on your fellow bondservant, even as I had shown-mercy on you.
18:34 And his lord being angry, gave him to the torturers, until he should repay all that was owed to him.
18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you*, if each one of you* does not forgive his brother his trespasses from your* hearts.
{Footnotes: Mt 18:15 & 18:21 - Greek: into, toward.}
{Mk 10:1-12 & Mt 19:1-12.}
