The greatest in the kingdom of heaven
1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’
2He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
Causing to stumble
6‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung round their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! 8If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
The parable of the wandering sheep
10‘See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. 1118:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
12‘What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Dealing with sin in the church
15‘If your brother or sister18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35. sins,18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that “every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”18:16 Deut. 19:15 17If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18‘Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be18:18 Or will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be18:18 Or will have been loosed in heaven.
19‘Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.’
The parable of the unmerciful servant
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’
22Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.18:22 Or seventy times seven
23‘Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day labourer’s wages. was brought to him. 25Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26‘At this the servant fell on his knees before him. “Be patient with me,” he begged, “and I will pay back everything.” 27The servant’s master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go.
28‘But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day labourer (see 20:2). He grabbed him and began to choke him. “Pay back what you owe me!” he demanded.
29‘His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, “Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.”
30‘But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32‘Then the master called the servant in. “You wicked servant,” he said, “I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” 34In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35‘This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.’
Ɔkɛse Koraa Wɔ Ɔsoro Ahenni Mu
1Saa bere no mu na Yesu asuafo no baa ne nkyɛn bebisaa no se, wɔn mu hena na ɔbɛyɛ kɛse Ɔsoro Ahenni no mu.
2Yesu frɛɛ abofra ketewa bi de no begyinaa wɔn mfimfini. 3Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Merema mo ate ase sɛ, gye sɛ motwe mo ho fi mo bɔne ho, na moyɛ sɛ mmofra nketewa, na mode mo ho ma Onyankopɔn ansa na mubetumi akɔ Ɔsoro Ahenni no mu.” 4Enti, obiara a ɔbɛbrɛ ne ho ase sɛ abofra yi no, ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ ɔkɛse koraa wɔ Ɔsoro Ahenni mu. 5Na mo mu biara a, me nti obegye abofra ketewa biara te sɛ oyi no, wagye me nso aba ne nkyɛn.
6“Enti sɛ obi to mmofra nketewa a wogye me di yi bi hintidua a, eye ma no sɛ anka wɔde ɔbotan bɛsɛn ne kɔn mu atow no akyene po mu. 7Wiase nnue wɔ ne hintiduato ho! Hintiduato wɔ hɔ de, nanso nea ɛnam ne so bɛba no nnue. 8Enti sɛ wo nsa anaa wo nan to wo hintidua a, twa na tow kyene. Eye ma wo sɛ wode dɛmdi bɛkɔ ɔsoro sen sɛ wɔde wo nipamu bɛto ogyatannaa mu. 9Na sɛ wʼani to wo hintidua a, tu na tow kyene. Eye ma wo sɛ wode ani koro bɛkɔ ɔsoro sen sɛ wowɔ ani abien na wɔde wo bɛto amanehunu gya mu.
Oguan A Wayera No Ho Bɛ
10“Monhwɛ yiye na moammu saa mmofra nketewa yi mu baako koraa animtiaa. Mereka akyerɛ mo se, ɔsoro hɔ no, wɔn abɔfo wɔ mʼagya nkyɛn daa. 11Na me, Agyenkwa no, mebae sɛ merebegye wɔn a wɔayera no nkwa.
12“Sɛ onipa bi wɔ nguan ɔha, na wɔn mu baako kokyin na ɔyera a, dɛn na ɔbɛyɛ? Ɔrennyaw aduɔkron akron no hɔ nkokyinkyin mmepɔw so ne abon mu nhwehwɛ nea wayera no? 13Na sɛ ɛba sɛ ohu saa oguan no a, nʼani gye ne ho sen aduɔkron akron a wɔwɔ fie no. 14Saa ara nso na mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no mpɛ sɛ nketewa yi mu baako bɛyera.
Wʼasɛde Wɔ Onua Fom Ho
15“Sɛ wo nua fom wo a, kɔ ne nkyɛn na wo ne no baanu no nka nea ɔyɛɛ wo a ɛnyɛ wo dɛ no. Sɛ otie nea woka no, na ɔte ne ho ase a, onua ayɛ onua. 16Na sɛ wantie nso a, san fa onipa baako anaa baanu ka wo ho kɔ ne nkyɛn, na nnipa baanu anaa baasa no adi nea ebesi wɔ hɔ no nyinaa ho adanse. 17Sɛ wantie wo ara a, fa asɛm no kɔma asafo. Na sɛ wudi bem wɔ asafo no anim, na ɔnte ne ho ase ara a, asafo no mpam no mfi wɔn mu.
18“Mereka akyerɛ mo se, biribiara a mokyekyere wɔ asase so no, wɔakyekyere wɔ ɔsoro, na biribiara a moasan wɔ asase so no, wɔasan wɔ ɔsoro.
19“Meresan aka akyerɛ mo bio se, sɛ mo mu baanu biara a ɔte asase yi so hwehwɛ biribi na ɔde nokware bisa mʼagya a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no a, ɔbɛyɛ ama no. 20Na nea baanu anaa baasa ahyia wɔ me din mu no, na mewɔ wɔn mfimfini.”
Ɔpaani Tirimuɔdenfo No
21Petro baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se, “Awurade, mpɛn ahe na sɛ me nua fom me a memfa nkyɛ no? Mpɛn ason ana?”
22Yesu buaa no se, “Dabi! Mpɛn aduɔson ahorow ason!
23“Ɔsoro Ahenni no te sɛ ɔhene bi a ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔne nʼapaafo bu nkontaa. 24Nkontaabu no mu no, wɔde ɔpaani bi a ɔde no ka sika ɔpepem du brɛɛ no. 25Esiane sɛ na onni sika a ɔde betua ka no nti, ɔhene no hyɛɛ sɛ wɔntɔn ɔne ne yere ne ne mma ne biribiara a ɔwɔ, na wɔmfa mmetua ka no.
26“Ɔpaani yi de nʼanim butuw fam, srɛɛ ne wura yi sɛ, ‘Me wura, hu me mmɔbɔ, na tɔ wo bo ase ma me, na mɛba abetua ka a mede wo no nyinaa.’ 27Ɔpaani yi asɛm a ɔkae no yɛɛ ɔhene no mmɔbɔ, ma ogyaa no de ne ka no nyinaa nso kyɛɛ no.
28“Saa ɔpaani yi fii hɔ no, okohuu ne yɔnko paani bi a ɔde no ka sika kakraa bi. Otim no amene sɛ ontua no ka a ɔde no no wɔ hɔ ara.
29“Na ne yɔnko paani no kotow paa no kyɛw sɛ ɔntɔ ne bo ase mma no, na obetua ka no.
30“Nanso ɔno de, wampene. Ɔma wɔde no kɔtoo afiase se gye sɛ watua no ka a ɔde no no nyinaa ansa na ɔbɛma wɔagyaa no. 31Ɔkafo yi nnamfo kɔkaa asɛm a asi no nyinaa kyerɛɛ ɔhene no.
32“Ɔhene no tee no, ɔfrɛɛ saa ɔpaani a ɔde ne ho kyɛɛ no no baa nʼanim. Ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Onipa bɔne ne otirimɔdenfo! Wosrɛɛ me no, mede ka kɛse a wode me no nyinaa kyɛɛ wo; 33ɛnsɛ wo sɛ wo nso wuhu wo yɔnko mmɔbɔ sɛnea mihuu wo mmɔbɔ no ana?’ 34Ɔhene no de abufuw ma wɔde ɔpaani yi kɔtoo afiase kae se, gye sɛ watua ka a ɔde no no nyinaa ansa na ɔbɛma wɔayi no.
35“Saa ara na sɛ moamfa mo nuanom mfomso ankyɛ wɔn a, me soro Agya nso remfa mo mfomso nkyɛ mo.”
