1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
2 And Jesus having called a little child to {him}, set it in their midst,
3 and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, *he* is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;
5 and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
6 But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.
7 Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
8 And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast {it} from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, {rather} than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast {it} from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, {rather} than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.
10 See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in {the} heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in {the} heavens.
11 For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.
12 What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
13 And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.
14 So it is not the will of your Father who is in {the} heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
15 But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he do not hear {thee}, take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.
17 But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.
18 Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in {the} heavens.
20 For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
22 Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
23 For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
24 And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25 But he not having anything to pay, {his} lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.
26 The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.
27 And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.
28 But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay {me} if thou owest anything.
29 His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down {at his feet}, besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
30 But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.
31 But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.
32 Then his lord, having called him to {him}, says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;
33 shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?
34 And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
35 Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
1 Sel ajal tulid jüngrid Jeesuse juure ja ütlesid: „Kes on küll suurim Taevariigis?"
2 Ja Jeesus kutsus lapsukese Enese juure, asetas tema nende keskele
3 ja ütles: „Tõesti Ma ütlen teile, kui te ei pöördu ega saa kui lapsukesed, ei saa te mitte Taevariiki!
4 Kes nüüd iseennast alandab nagu see lapsuke, on suurem Taevariigis.
5 Ja kes iganes ühe niisuguse lapsukese vastu võtab Minu nimel, see võtab Mind vastu.
6 Aga kes pahandab ühe neist pisukesist, kes Minusse usuvad, sellele oleks parem, et veskikivi tema kaela poodaks ja ta uputataks mere sügavusse.
7 Häda maailmale pahanduste pärast! Sest pahandused peavad tulema, kuid häda sellele inimesele, kelle läbi pahandus tuleb!
8 Aga kui su käsi või su jalg sind pahandab, siis raiu ta maha ja heida enesest ära. Parem on sulle, et sa vigasena või jalutuna lähed elusse, kui et sul on kaks kätt ja kaks jalga ja sind heidetakse igavesse tulle.
9 Ja kui su silm sind pahandab, kisu ta välja ja viska enesest ära. Parem on sulle, et sa ühe silmaga lähed elusse kui et sul on kaks silma ja sind heidetakse põrgutulle.
10 Vaadake ette, et te ühtki neist pisukesist ei põlga; sest Ma ütlen teile, et nende Inglid taevas alati näevad Mu Isa palet, Kes on taevas.
11 Sest Inimese Poeg on tulnud päästma seda, mis on kadunud.
12 Mis te arvate? Kui kellelgi inimesel juhtub olema sada lammast ja üks neist eksib ära, eks Ta jäta need üheksakümmend üheksa mägedele ja lähe otsima seda, kes on ära eksinud?
13 Ja kui juhtub, et ta selle leiab, tõesti Ma ütlen teile, et ta sellest tunneb rohkem rõõmu kui üheksakümne üheksast, kes ei olnud ära eksinud.
14 Nõnda ei ole ka teie Isa tahtmine, Kes on taevas, et üks neist pisukesist hukka läheks.
15 Aga kui su vend eksib sinu vastu, siis mine ja noomi teda nelja silma all. Kui ta sind kuulab, siis sa oled oma venna võitnud.
16 Aga kui ta sind ei kuula, siis võta enesega veel üks või kaks, et iga asi kinnitataks kahe või kolme tunnistaja sõnaga.
17 Aga kui ta neid ei kuula, siis ütle kogudusele; aga kui ta kogudustki ei kuula, siis Ta olgu sinu meelest nagu pagan ja tölner.
18 Tõesti Ma ütlen teile, et mis te iganes maa peal seote, on ka taevas seotud, ja mis te iganes maa peal lahti päästate, on ka taevas lahti päästetud.
19 Taas ütlen Ma tõesti teile, et kui kaks teie seast ühel nõul on maa peal mingi asja pärast, mida nad iganes paluvad, siis see saab neile Minu Isalt, Kes on taevas.
20 Sest kus kaks või kolm koos on Minu nimel, seal olen Mina nende keskel."
21 Siis astus Peetrus Tema juure ja ütles: „Issand, mitu korda ma pean, kui mu vend mu vastu eksib, temale andeks andma? Ons küllalt seitsmest korrast?"
22 Jeesus ütles temale: „Ma ei ütle sulle mitte: Seitse korda! vaid: Seitsekümmend korda seitse korda!
23 Sellepärast on Taevariik kuninga sarnane, kes oma sulastega tahtis aru teha.
24 Aga kui ta hakkas aru tegema, toodi üks ta ette, kes oli talle kümme tuhat talenti võlgu.
25 Aga kui tal ei olnud maksta, käskis isand müüa tema ja ta naise ja ta lapsed ja kõik, mis tal oli, ja maksta.
26 Siis sulane heitis maha, kummardas teda ja ütles: Kannata minuga, ja ma maksan sulle kõik!
27 Siis oli isandal hale meel sellest sulasest, ta laskis tema lahti ja kinkis talle võla.
28 Aga seesama sulane läks välja ja leidis ühe oma kaassulase, kes temale oli võlgu sada teenarit. Ja ta võttis tema kinni, kägistas teda ja ütles: Maksa, mis sa oled võlgu!
29 siis tema kaassulane heitis maha tema jalge ette, palus teda ning ütles: Kannata minuga, ja ma maksan sulle kõik!
30 Aga tema ei tahtnud, vaid läks ära ja heitis ta vangi, kuni ta maksab oma võla.
31 Aga kui tema kaassulased nägid, mis sündis, said nad väga kurvaks ja tulid ning kaebasid oma isandale kõik, mis oli sündinud.
32 siis kutsus ta isand tema enese ette ja ütles temale: Sa tige sulane! Kõik selle võla ma kinkisin sulle, sellepärast et sa mind palusid,
33 eks siis sinagi pidanud halastama oma kaassulase peale, nõnda nagu mina sinu peale halastasin?
34 Ja ta isand sai vihaseks ja andis tema piinajate kätte, kuni ta maksab kõik, mis tal temaga oli võlgu.
35 Nõnda teeb ka Minu taevane Isa teile, kui te igaüks omast südamest andeks ei anna oma vennale!"