1At the sametimecame the disciples unto Jesus,saying , Whois the greatestin the kingdom of heaven?2AndJesuscalled a little child unto him , and sethimin the midst of them,3Andsaid , Verily I say unto you,Except ye be converted , andbecomeas little children, ye shallnotenterinto the kingdom of heaven.4Whosoevertherefore shall humblehimselfasthis little child, the sameisgreatestin the kingdom of heaven.5Andwhososhallreceiveonesuch little childinmynamereceivethme.6Butwhososhalloffendone of these little oneswhichbelieveinme, it were better for himthat a millstonewerehangedabouthisneck,and that he were drownedin the depth of the sea.7Woe unto the world because ofoffences!for it must needsbe that offencescome ; butwoe to that manbywhomtheoffencecometh !8Whereforeifthyhandorthyfoot offend thee , cutthemoff , andcast them fromthee : it isbetter for thee to enter intolifehaltormaimed, rather thanhavingtwohandsortwofeet to be castintoeverlastingfire.9Andifthineeyeoffendthee,pluckitout , andcast it fromthee: it isbetter for thee to enterintolife with one eye, rather thanhavingtwoeyes to be castintohellfire.10Take heed that ye despisenotone of these little ones;for I say unto you,Thatinheaventheirangels do alwaysbehold the face of myFatherwhich is inheaven.11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost .12Howthinkye?ifamanhave an hundredsheep,andoneofthem be gone astray , doth henotleave the ninety and nine, and goethinto the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray ?13And if sobe that he findit,verily I say unto you , he rejoicethmoreofthat sheep, thanof the ninety and ninewhichwentnotastray .14Even so it isnot the willofyourFatherwhich is inheaven,thatone of these little ones should perish .15Moreoverifthybrother shall trespassagainstthee,goandtellhim his faultbetweentheeandhimalone:if he shall hearthee, thou hast gainedthybrother.16Butif he willnothear thee, then takewiththeeoneortwomore,thatin the mouth of twoorthreewitnesseseveryword may be established .17Andif he shall neglect to hearthem,tell it unto the church:butif he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto theeas an heathen manand a publican.18Verily I say unto you,Whatsoeverye shall bindonearth shall beboundinheaven:andwhatsoeverye shall looseonearth shall beloosedinheaven.19Again I say unto you,Thatiftwo of you shall agreeonearth as touchinganythingthatthey shall ask , it shall be done for themofmyFatherwhich is inheaven.20Forwheretwoorthreeare gathered togetherinmyname,there am Iin the midst of them.21ThencamePeter to him, and said , Lord, how oft shall mybrothersinagainstme,and I forgivehim?till seven times?22Jesussaith unto him,I saynot unto thee,Until seven times:but,Until seventy timesseven.23Thereforeis the kingdom of heavenlikened unto a certainking,whichwouldtakeaccountofhisservants.24And when he had begun to reckon , one was brought unto him, which owedhim ten thousandtalents.a25But forasmuch ashehadnot to pay , hislordcommandedhim to be sold , andhiswife,andchildren,andallthat he had , and payment to be made .26The servanttherefore fell down , and worshippedhim,bsaying , Lord, have patiencewithme,and I will paytheeall.27Then the lord of thatservant was moved with compassion , and loosedhim,andforgavehim the debt.28But the sameservant went out , and foundone of hisfellowservants,whichowedhim an hundredpence:cand he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat , saying , Paymethat thou owest .29Andhisfellowservant fell downathisfeet, and besoughthim,saying , Have patiencewithme,and I will paytheeall.30And he wouldnot:butwent and casthimintoprison,tillhe should pay the debt .31So when hisfellowservantssaw what was done , they were verysorry , andcame and told unto theirlordall that was done .32Thenhislord, after that he had calledhim,said unto him, O thou wickedservant, I forgavetheeallthatdebt,because thou desiredstme:33Shouldestnotthoualso have had compassion on thyfellowservant,evenasI had pity on thee?34Andhislord was wroth , and deliveredhim to the tormentors,tillhe should payall that was due unto him.35So likewise shall myheavenlyFatherdoalso unto you,if ye fromyourheartsforgivenot every onehisbrothertheirtrespasses.
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Matthew 18:28 - pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents