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Matthew 18 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)

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Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.

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1 εν εκεινη τη ωρα προσηλθον οι μαθηται τω ιησου λεγοντεσ τισ αρα μειζων εστιν εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων

1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”

2 και προσκαλεσαμενοσ ο ιησουσ παιδιον εστησεν αυτο εν μεσω αυτων

2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them

3 και ειπεν αμην λεγω υμιν εαν μη στραφητε και γενησθε ωσ τα παιδια ου μη εισελθητε εισ την βασιλειαν των ουρανων

3 and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

4 οστισ ουν ταπεινωσει εαυτον ωσ το παιδιον τουτο ουτοσ εστιν ο μειζων εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων

4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

5 και οσ εαν δεξηται παιδιον τοιουτον εν επι τω ονοματι μου εμε δεχεται

5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,

6 οσ δ αν σκανδαλιση ενα των μικρων τουτων των πιστευοντων εισ εμε συμφερει αυτω ινα κρεμασθη μυλοσ ονικοσ εισ τον τραχηλον αυτου και καταποντισθη εν τω πελαγει τησ θαλασσησ

6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

7 ουαι τω κοσμω απο των σκανδαλων αναγκη γαρ εστιν ελθειν τα σκανδαλα πλην ουαι τω ανθρωπω εκεινω δι ου το σκανδαλον ερχεται

7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

8 ει δε η χειρ σου η ο πουσ σου σκανδαλιζει σε εκκοψον αυτα και βαλε απο σου καλον σοι εστιν εισελθειν εισ την ζωην χωλον η κυλλον η δυο χειρασ η δυο ποδασ εχοντα βληθηναι εισ το πυρ το αιωνιον

8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

9 και ει ο οφθαλμοσ σου σκανδαλιζει σε εξελε αυτον και βαλε απο σου καλον σοι εστιν μονοφθαλμον εισ την ζωην εισελθειν η δυο οφθαλμουσ εχοντα βληθηναι εισ την γεενναν του πυροσ

9 If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

10 ορατε μη καταφρονησητε ενοσ των μικρων τουτων λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι οι αγγελοι αυτων εν ουρανοισ δια παντοσ βλεπουσιν το προσωπον του πατροσ μου του εν ουρανοισ

10 See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

11 ηλθεν γαρ ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου σωσαι το απολωλοσ

11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.

12 τι υμιν δοκει εαν γενηται τινι ανθρωπω εκατον προβατα και πλανηθη εν εξ αυτων ουχι αφεισ τα ενενηκοντα εννεα επι τα ορη πορευθεισ ζητει το πλανωμενον

12 “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

13 και εαν γενηται ευρειν αυτο αμην λεγω υμιν οτι χαιρει επ αυτω μαλλον η επι τοισ ενενηκοντα εννεα τοισ μη πεπλανημενοισ

13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

14 ουτωσ ουκ εστιν θελημα εμπροσθεν του πατροσ υμων του εν ουρανοισ ινα αποληται εισ των μικρων τουτων

14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

15 εαν δε αμαρτηση εισ σε ο αδελφοσ σου υπαγε και ελεγξον αυτον μεταξυ σου και αυτου μονου εαν σου ακουση εκερδησασ τον αδελφον σου

15 “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

16 εαν δε μη ακουση παραλαβε μετα σου ετι ενα η δυο ινα επι στοματοσ δυο μαρτυρων η τριων σταθη παν ρημα

16 But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

17 εαν δε παρακουση αυτων ειπε τη εκκλησια εαν δε και τησ εκκλησιασ παρακουση εστω σοι ωσπερ ο εθνικοσ και ο τελωνησ

17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

18 αμην λεγω υμιν οσα εαν δησητε επι τησ γησ εσται δεδεμενα εν τω ουρανω και οσα εαν λυσητε επι τησ γησ εσται λελυμενα εν τω ουρανω

18 Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

19 παλιν αμην λεγω υμιν οτι εαν δυο υμων συμφωνησωσιν επι τησ γησ περι παντοσ πραγματοσ ου εαν αιτησωνται γενησεται αυτοισ παρα του πατροσ μου του εν ουρανοισ

19 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

20 ου γαρ εισιν δυο η τρεισ συνηγμενοι εισ το εμον ονομα εκει ειμι εν μεσω αυτων

20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”

21 τοτε προσελθων αυτω ο πετροσ ειπεν κυριε ποσακισ αμαρτησει εισ εμε ο αδελφοσ μου και αφησω αυτω εωσ επτακισ

21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

22 λεγει αυτω ο ιησουσ ου λεγω σοι εωσ επτακισ αλλ εωσ εβδομηκοντακισ επτα

22 Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

23 δια τουτο ωμοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω βασιλει οσ ηθελησεν συναραι λογον μετα των δουλων αυτου

23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 αρξαμενου δε αυτου συναιρειν προσηνεχθη αυτω εισ οφειλετησ μυριων ταλαντων

24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

25 μη εχοντοσ δε αυτου αποδουναι εκελευσεν αυτον ο κυριοσ αυτου πραθηναι και την γυναικα αυτου και τα τεκνα και παντα οσα ειχεν και αποδοθηναι

25 But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 πεσων ουν ο δουλοσ προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων κυριε μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και παντα σοι αποδωσω

26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’

27 σπλαγχνισθεισ δε ο κυριοσ του δουλου εκεινου απελυσεν αυτον και το δανειον αφηκεν αυτω

27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.

28 εξελθων δε ο δουλοσ εκεινοσ ευρεν ενα των συνδουλων αυτου οσ ωφειλεν αυτω εκατον δηναρια και κρατησασ αυτον επνιγεν λεγων αποδοσ μοι ει τι οφειλεισ

28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’

29 πεσων ουν ο συνδουλοσ αυτου εισ τουσ ποδασ αυτου παρεκαλει αυτον λεγων μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και αποδωσω σοι

29 “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

30 ο δε ουκ ηθελεν αλλα απελθων εβαλεν αυτον εισ φυλακην εωσ ου αποδω το οφειλομενον

30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.

31 ιδοντεσ δε οι συνδουλοι αυτου τα γενομενα ελυπηθησαν σφοδρα και ελθοντεσ διεσαφησαν τω κυριω εαυτων παντα τα γενομενα

31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.

32 τοτε προσκαλεσαμενοσ αυτον ο κυριοσ αυτου λεγει αυτω δουλε πονηρε πασαν την οφειλην εκεινην αφηκα σοι επει παρεκαλεσασ με

32 Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

33 ουκ εδει και σε ελεησαι τον συνδουλον σου ωσ και εγω σε ηλεησα

33 Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’

34 και οργισθεισ ο κυριοσ αυτου παρεδωκεν αυτον τοισ βασανισταισ εωσ ου αποδω παν το οφειλομενον αυτω

34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.

35 ουτωσ και ο πατηρ μου ο επουρανιοσ ποιησει υμιν εαν μη αφητε εκαστοσ τω αδελφω αυτου απο των καρδιων υμων τα παραπτωματα αυτων

35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

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Commentary 18:7 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXXI)
The divine lessons, which we have just heard as they were being read, warn us to gather in a stock of virtues, to fortify a Christian heart, against the offences which were predicted to come, and this from the mercy of the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Commentary 18:7 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LIX)
"And if it must needs be that offenses come,'" (some one of our adversaries may perchance say), "why doth He lament over the world, when He ought rather to afford succor, and to stretch forth His hand in its behalf?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 18:10 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book I, Chapter XIV)
The diverse sounds (he adds) are those which give form to that Æon who is without material substance and unbegotten, and these, again, are the forms which the Lord has called angels, who continually behold the face of the Father.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 18:10 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XII–XV)
Let them praise Thy Name,--those super-celestial people, Thine angels, who have no need to look up at this firmament, or by reading to attain the knowledge of Thy Word,--let them praise Thee. For they always behold Thy face, and therein read without any syllables in time what Thy eternal will willeth.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Quotes verse 18:15 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIII)
How then doth He say elsewhere, "Reprove, rebuke, exhort," and, "Them that sin rebuke before all?" And Christ too to Peter, "Go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone," and if he neglect to hear, add to thyself another also; and if not even so doth he yield, declare it to the church likewise?" And how hath …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

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