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Matthew 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Rank in the Kingdom

(Mar 9:33–37; Luk 9:46–48 )

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Mat 18:1 -

At that [fn]time^G5610 the disciples^G3101 came^G4334 to Jesus^G2424 and said^G3004, “Who^G5101 then^G686 is greatest^G3173 in^G686 the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772?”

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Mat 18:2 - And He called^G4341 a child^G3813 to Himself and set^G2476 him among^G1722^G3319 them,

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Mat 18:3 - and said^G3004, “Truly^G281 I say^G3004 to you, unless^G1437^G3361 you [fn]change^G4762 and become^G1096 like^G5613 children^G3813, you will not enter^G1525 the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772.

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Mat 18:4 - “So^G3767 whoever^G3748 will humble^G5013 himself^G1438 like^G5613 this^G3778 child^G3813, he is the greatest^G3173 in the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772.

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Mat 18:5 - “And whoever^G3739^G1437 receives^G1209 one^G1520 such^G5108 child^G3813 in My name^G3686, receives^G1209 Me;

(Mar 9:42–48; Luk 17:1, 2 )

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Mat 18:6 - but whoever^G3739^G302 causes^G4624 one^G1520 of these^G3778 little^G3398 ones^G3398 who believe^G4100 in Me to^G4624 [fn]sin^G4624, it is^G4851 better^G4851 for him that a [fn]heavy^G3684 millstone^G3458 be hung^G2910 around^G4012 his neck^G5137, and that he be drowned^G2670 in the depths^G3989 of the sea^G2281.

Stumbling Blocks

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Mat 18:7 -

“Woe^G3759 to the world^G2889 because^G575 of its [fn]stumbling^G4625 blocks^G4625! For it is inevitable^G318 that [fn]stumbling^G4625 blocks^G4625 come^G2064; but woe^G3759 to the person^G444 through^G1223 whom^G3739 the [fn]stumbling^G4625 block^G4625 comes^G2064!

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Mat 18:8 -

“And if^G1487 your hand^G5495 or^G2228 your foot^G4228 is causing^G4624 you to^G4624 sin^G4624, cut^G1581 it off^G1581 and throw^G906 it away^G575 from you; it is better^G2570 for you to enter^G1525 life^G2222 maimed^G2948 or^G2228 without^G5560 a^G5560 foot^G5560, than^G2228 to have^G2192 two^G1417 hands^G5495 or^G2228 two^G1417 feet^G4228 and be thrown^G906 into the eternal^G166 fire^G4442.

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Mat 18:9 - “And if^G1487 your eye^G3788 is causing^G4624 you to^G4624 sin^G4624, tear^G1807 it out^G1807 and throw^G906 it away^G575 from you. It is better^G2570 for you to enter^G1525 life^G2222 with one^G3442 eye^G3442, than^G2228 to have^G2192 two^G1417 eyes^G3788 and be thrown^G906 into the [fn]fiery^G4442 hell^G1067.

(Luk 15:1–7 )

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Mat 18:10 -

“See^G3708 that you do not look^G2706 down^G2706 on^G2706 one^G1520 of these^G3778 little^G3398 ones^G3398; for I say^G3004 to you that their angels^G32 in heaven^G3772 continually^G1223^G3956 see^G3708 the face^G4383 of My Father^G3962 who is in heaven^G3772.

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Ninety-nine Plus One

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Mat 18:12 -

“What^G5101 do you think^G1380? If^G1437 any^G5100 man^G444 has^G1096 a hundred^G1540 sheep^G4263, and one^G1520 of them goes^G4105 astray^G4105, will he not leave^G863 the ninety-nine^G1768^G1767 on the mountains^G3735, and go^G4198 and search^G2212 for^G2212 the one that is lost^G4105?

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Mat 18:13 - “And if^G1437 it turns^G1096 out^G1096 that he finds^G2147 it, truly^G281 I say^G3004 to you, he rejoices^G5463 over^G1909 it more^G3123 than^G2228 over^G1909 the ninety-nine^G1768^G1767 that have not gone^G4105 astray^G4105.

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Mat 18:14 - “So^G3779 it is not the will^G2307 [fn]of your Father^G3962 who is in heaven^G3772 for one^G1520 of these^G3778 little^G3398 ones^G3398 to perish^G622.

Discipline and Prayer

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Mat 18:15 -

“Now^G1161 if^G1437 your brother^G80 sins^G264[fn], go^G5217 and [fn]show^G1651 him his fault^G1651 [fn]in private^G3441; if^G1437 he listens^G191 to you, you have gained^G2770 your brother^G80.

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Mat 18:16 - “But if^G1437 he does not listen^G191 to you, take^G3880 one^G1520 or^G2228 two^G1417 more^G2089 with you, so^G2443 that^G2443 ON THE [fn]TESTIMONY^G4750 OF TWO^G1417 OR^G2228 THREE^G5140 WITNESSES^G3144 EVERY^G3956 [fn]MATTER^G4487 MAY BE CONFIRMED^G2476.

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Mat 18:17 - “And if^G1437 he refuses^G3878 to^G3878 listen^G3878 to them, tell^G3004 it to the church^G1577; and if^G1437 he refuses^G3878 to^G3878 listen^G3878 even^G2532 to the church^G1577, he is to be to you as [fn]a Gentile^G1482 and [fn]a tax^G5057 collector^G5057.

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Mat 18:18 - “Truly^G281 I say^G3004 to you, whatever^G3745^G1437 you [fn]bind^G1210 on earth^G1093 [fn]shall have been bound^G1210 in heaven^G3772; and whatever^G3745^G1437 you [fn]loose^G3089 on earth^G1093 [fn]shall have been loosed^G3089 in heaven^G3772.

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“Again^G3825 I say^G3004 to you, that if^G1437 two^G1417 of you agree^G4856 on earth^G1093 about^G4012 anything^G3956^G4229 that they may ask^G154, it shall be done^G1096 for them [fn]by My Father^G3962 who is in heaven^G3772.

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Mat 18:20 - “For where^G3757 two^G1417 or^G2228 three^G5140 have gathered^G4863 together^G4863 in My name^G3686, I am^G1510 there^G1563 in their midst^G3319.”

Forgiveness

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Mat 18:21 -

Then^G5119 Peter^G4074 came^G4334 up^G4334 and said^G3004 to Him, “Lord^G2962, how^G4212 many^G4212 times^G4212 shall my brother^G80 sin^G264 against^G1519 me and I still forgive^G863 him? Up to seven^G2034 times^G2034?”

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Mat 18:22 - Jesus^G2424 *said^G3004 to him, “I do not say^G3004 to you, up to seven^G2034 times^G2034, but up to [fn]seventy-seven^G1441^G2033 times^G1441.

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“For this^G3778 reason^G1223 the kingdom^G932 of heaven^G3772 [fn]is^G3666 like^G3666 a king^G935 who^G3739 wanted^G2309 to settle^G4868 accounts^G3056 with his slaves^G1401.

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Mat 18:24 - “And when he had begun^G757 to settle^G4868 them, one^G1520 who owed^G3781 him [fn]ten^G3463 thousand^G3463 talents^G5007 was brought^G4317 to him.

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Mat 18:25 - “But since he [fn]did not have^G2192 the means to repay^G591, his master^G2962 commanded^G2753 that he be sold^G4097, along^G2532 with his wife^G1135 and children^G5043 and all^G3956 that he had^G2192, and repayment^G591 be made^G591.

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Mat 18:26 - “So^G3767 the slave^G1401 fell^G4098 to the ground and prostrated^G4352 himself^G4352 before^G4352 him, saying^G3004, ‘Have^G3114 patience^G3114 with me and I will repay^G591 you everything^G3956.’

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Mat 18:27 - “And the master^G2962 of that slave^G1401 felt^G4697 compassion^G4697, and he released^G630 him and forgave^G863 him the [fn]debt^G1156.

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Mat 18:28 - “But that slave^G1401 went^G1831 out^G1831 and found^G2147 one^G1520 of his fellow^G4889 slaves^G4889 who^G3739 owed^G3784 him a hundred^G1540 [fn]denarii^G1220; and he seized^G2902 him and began to choke^G4155 him, saying^G3004, ‘Pay^G591 back^G591 what^G5101 you owe^G3784!’

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Mat 18:29 - “So^G3767 his fellow^G4889 slave^G4889 fell^G4098 to the ground and began to plead^G3870 with him, saying^G3004, ‘Have^G3114 patience^G3114 with me and I will repay^G591 you.’

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Mat 18:30 - “But he was unwilling^G3756^G2309, [fn]and went^G565 and threw^G906 him in prison^G5438 until^G2193 he would pay^G591 back^G591 what^G3588 was owed^G3784.

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Mat 18:31 - “So^G3767 when his fellow^G4889 slaves^G4889 saw^G3708 what^G3588 had happened^G1096, they were deeply^G4970 grieved^G3076 and came^G2064 and reported^G1285 to their master^G2962 all^G3956 that had happened^G1096.

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Mat 18:32 - “Then^G5119 summoning^G4341 him, his master^G2962 *said^G3004 to him, ‘You wicked^G4190 slave^G1401, I forgave^G863 you all^G3956 that debt^G3782 because^G1893 you pleaded^G3870 with me.

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Mat 18:33 - ‘Should^G1163 you not also^G2532 have had^G1653 mercy^G1653 on your fellow^G4889 slave^G4889, in the same^G5613 way^G5613 that I had^G1653 mercy^G1653 on you?’

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Mat 18:34 - “And his master^G2962, moved^G3710 with^G3710 anger^G3710, handed^G3860 him over^G3860 to the [fn]torturers^G930 until^G2193 he would repay^G591 all^G3956 that was owed^G3784 him.

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Mat 18:35 - “My heavenly^G3770 Father^G3962 will also^G2532 do^G4160 the same^G3779 to you, if^G1437 each^G1538 of you does not forgive^G863 his brother^G80 from your [fn]heart^G2588.”

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NASB20 Footnotes

(18:1)

Lit hour

(18:3)

Lit turn

(18:6)

Or stumble, and so throughout the ch

(18:6)

Lit millstone turned by a donkey

(18:7)

I.e., enticements to sin

(18:7)

I.e., enticements to sin

(18:7)

I.e., enticements to sin

(18:9)

Lit Gehenna of fire

(18:11)

Late mss add (traditionally v 11): For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost

(18:14)

Lit before

(18:15)

Late mss add against you

(18:15)

Or correct

(18:15)

Lit between you and him alone

Lit mouth

Lit word

Lit the

Lit the

I.e., forbid

Gr fut. pft. pass. tense

(18:18)

I.e., permit

(18:18)

Gr fut. pft. pass. tense

(18:19)

Lit from

(18:22)

Or possibly seventy times seven

(18:23)

Lit has been compared to

(18:24)

By one estimate, a debt of 60 million working days for a laborer

(18:25)

Or was unable to

(18:27)

Or loan

(18:28)

The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

(18:30)

Lit but

(18:34)

I.e., jailors assigned to torture prisoners

(18:35)

Lit hearts

See the NASB20 Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.

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