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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 18 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Matthew 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/17.htm" title="Matthew 17">◄</a> Matthew 18 <a href="../matthew/19.htm" title="Matthew 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>AT that very hour the disciples came up to Jesus and said, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>So Jesus called a little boy, and made him to stand up in the midst of them, <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>And he said, Truly I say to you, Unless you change and become like little boys, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little boy, shall be great in the kingdom of heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>And he who will welcome one like this little boy, in my name, welcomes me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>And whoever misleads one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that an ass’ millstone were hanged on his neck and he were sunk in the depths of the sea.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>Woe to the world because of offences! Offences are bound to come; but woe to the man by whose hand the offences come!<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>If your hand or your foot offends you, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is much better for you to go through life lamed or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, and fall into the everlasting fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>And if your eye offends you, remove it and throw it away from you; it is better for you to go through life with one eye, rather than having two eyes and fall into the gehenna of fire.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, their angels always see the face of my Father in heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-10.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>For the Son of man has come to save what was lost.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>What do you think? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them is lost, would he not leave the ninety and nine on the mountain, and go in search of the one which is lost? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>And if he should find it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine which were not lost. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>Even so, your Father in heaven does not want one of these little ones to be lost.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>Now then, if your brother is at fault with you, go and rebuke him alone; if he listens to you, then you have won your brother. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>But if he will not listen to you, take one or two with you, because at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is sustained. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>And if he will not listen to them, tell the congregation; and if he will not listen to the congregation, then regard him as a publican and a heathen. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>Again I say to you, that if two of you are worthy on earth, anything that they would ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>Then Peter came up and said to him, My Lord, if my brother is at fault with me, how many times should I forgive him? up to seven times? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>Jesus said to him, I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who wanted to take an accounting from his servants. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>And when he began to take the accounting, they brought to him one who owed ten thousand talents. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>And as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, together with his wife and children, and all that he had, so that he could pay. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>The servant then fell down, worshipped him, and said, My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>Then the master of that servant had pity, so he released him, and cancelled his debt. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred cents; and he seized him, and tried to choke him, saying to him, Give me what you owe me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-29.htm#aramaic"><b>29</b></a></span>So his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and begged him and said, Have patience with me, and I will pay you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-30.htm#aramaic"><b>30</b></a></span>But he was not willing; and he went and had him put into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-31.htm#aramaic"><b>31</b></a></span>When their fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry, and they came and informed their master of everything that had happened. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-32.htm#aramaic"><b>32</b></a></span>Then his master called him and said to him, O wicked servant, I cancelled all your debt because you begged me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-33.htm#aramaic"><b>33</b></a></span>Was it not right for you to have mercy on your fellow-servant, just as I had mercy on you? <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-34.htm#aramaic"><b>34</b></a></span>So his master was angry, and delivered him to the scourgers, until he should pay everything he owed him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/18-35.htm#aramaic"><b>35</b></a></span>So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not forgive each man his brother’s fault from your heart.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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