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Text -- Matthew 18:9-35 (NET)
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18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin , tear it out and throw it away . It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell .
18:12 What do you think ? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray , will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray ?
18:13 And if he finds it , I tell you the truth , he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray .
18:14 In the same way , your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost .
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones . For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven .
18:11 [[EMPTY]]Restoring Christian Relationships
18:15 “If your brother sins , go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone . If he listens to you , you have regained your brother .
18:16 But if he does not listen , take one or two others with you , so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established .
18:17 If he refuses to listen to them , tell it to the church . If he refuses to listen to the church , treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector .
18:18 “I tell you the truth , whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven , and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven .
18:19 Again , I tell you the truth , if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask , my Father in heaven will do it for you.
18:20 For where two or three are assembled in my name , I am there among them .”
18:21 Then Peter came to him and said , “Lord , how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me ? As many as seven times ?”
18:22 Jesus said to him , “Not seven times , I tell you , but seventy-seven times !
The Parable of the Unforgiving Slave
18:23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves .
18:24 As he began settling his accounts , a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him .
18:25 Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife , children , and whatever he possessed , and repayment to be made.
18:26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him , saying , ‘Be patient with me , and I will repay you everything .’
18:27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him , and forgave him the debt .
18:28 After he went out , that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins . So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying , ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
18:29 Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him , ‘Be patient with me , and I will repay you .’
18:30 But he refused . refused . Instead , he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt .
18:31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened , they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place .
18:32 Then his lord called the first slave and said to him , ‘Evil slave ! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me !
18:33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave , just as I showed it to you ?’
18:34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed .
18:35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you , if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Forgiveness |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
INTERCESSION |
MERCY; MERCIFUL |
DEBT; DEBTOR |
Charitableness |
Creditor |
Kingdom |
Debtor |
God |
Malice |
Church |
Wicked |
Fraternity |
EXCOMMUNICATION |
Commandments |
Sin |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
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NET Notes -> Mat 18:9; Mat 18:9; Mat 18:9; Mat 18:11; Mat 18:12; Mat 18:12; Mat 18:12; Mat 18:13; Mat 18:15; Mat 18:15; Mat 18:15; Mat 18:15; Mat 18:16; Mat 18:17; Mat 18:17; Mat 18:17; Mat 18:17; Mat 18:17; Mat 18:18; Mat 18:19; Mat 18:19; Mat 18:21; Mat 18:22; Mat 18:23; Mat 18:24; Mat 18:24; Mat 18:25; Mat 18:25; Mat 18:25; Mat 18:26; Mat 18:26; Mat 18:28; Mat 18:28; Mat 18:28; Mat 18:28; Mat 18:28; Mat 18:29; Mat 18:31; Mat 18:32; Mat 18:34; Mat 18:35; Mat 18:35
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NET Notes: Mat 18:11 The most important mss (א B L* Θ* Ë1,13 33 892* pc e ff1 sys sa) do not include 18:11 “For the Son of Man came to save the lost....
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NET Notes: Mat 18:12 Look for the one that went astray. The parable pictures God’s pursuit of the sinner. On the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, see John 10:1-1...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:17 To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.
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NET Notes: Mat 18:19 Grk “if two of you…agree about whatever they ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.” The passive construction ...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:21 Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελ&...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:22 Or “seventy times seven,” i.e., an unlimited number of times. See L&N 60.74 and 60.77 for the two possible translations of the phrase.
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NET Notes: Mat 18:24 A talent was a huge sum of money, equal to 6,000 denarii. One denarius was the usual day’s wage for a worker. L&N 6.82 states, “a Gree...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:26 The majority of mss (א L W 058 0281 Ë1,13 33 Ï it syp,h co) begin the slave’s plea with “Lord” (κύρ...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:28 The word “me” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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NET Notes: Mat 18:29 Grk “begged him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been...
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NET Notes: Mat 18:32 Grk “him”; the referent (the first slave mentioned in v. 24) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mat 18:34 Grk “handed him over to the torturers,” referring specifically to guards whose job was to torture prisoners who were being questioned. Acc...
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