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Verse 1

The same time the disciples came vnto Iesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen?

Verse 2

And Iesus called a litle childe vnto him, and set him in the mids of them,

Verse 3

And sayd, Verely I say vnto you, except ye be conuerted, and become as litle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

Verse 4

Whosoeuer therefore shal humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen.

Verse 5

And whosoeuer shall receiue one such litle childe in my name, receiueth me.

Verse 6

But whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Verse 7

Wo be vnto the world because of offences: for it must needes be that offences shall come, but wo be to that man by whome the offence commeth.

Verse 8

Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foote cause thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life, halt, or maimed, then hauing two hands, or two feete, to be cast into euerlasting fire.

Verse 9

And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Verse 10

See that ye despise not one of these litle ones: for I say vnto you, that in heauen their Angels alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heauen.

Verse 11

For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

Verse 12

How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie & nine, & go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray?

Verse 13

And if so be that he finde it, verely I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray:

Verse 14

So is it not ye wil of your Father which is in heauen, that one of these litle ones should perish.

Verse 15

Moreouer, if thy brother trespasse against thee, goe and tell him his fault betweene thee and him alone: if he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother.

Verse 16

But if he heare thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses euery worde may be confirmed.

Verse 17

And if he refuse to heare them, tell it vnto the Church: and if he refuse to heare the Church also, let him be vnto thee as an heathen man, and a Publicane.

Verse 18

Verely I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer ye loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heauen.

Verse 19

Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shal agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen.

Verse 20

For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

Verse 21

Then came Peter to him, & said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times?

Verse 22

Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

Verse 23

Thereefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

Verse 24

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

Verse 25

And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed.

Verse 26

The seruant therefore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lorde, refraine thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all.

Verse 27

Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette.

Verse 28

But when the seruant was departed, hee found one of his felow seruants, which ought him an hundred pence, & he layde hands on him, and thratled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

Verse 29

Then his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Refraine thine anger towards me, and I will pay thee all.

Verse 30

Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the dette.

Verse 31

And when his other felowe seruants sawe what was done, they were very sory, & came, and declared vnto their Lord all that was done.

Verse 32

Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me.

Verse 33

Oughtest not thou also to haue had pitie on thy fellowe seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee?

Verse 34

So his Lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentours, till he should pay all that was due to him.

Verse 35

So likewise shall mine heauenly Father doe vnto you, except ye forgiue from your hearts, eche one to his brother their trespasses.

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