Literal KJV from the Greek |Ancient Hebrew trans. from Shem Tov CHAPTER 18 -Gr. | CHAPTER 18 -Heb. 1 In that hour came up the |1. In that time drew near the talmidim/disciples unto Yeshua, |talmidim to Yeshua and said to Him, saying, Who then is greater in the |Who do You regard, because he is Kingdom of the Heavens? |great, in the Kingdom of the |Heavens? 2 And Yeshua calling forward a |2. And He called a small boy and child, He set him in the midst of |placed him in their midst. them, | 3 And said, truly I say unto you, |3. And He said, If you don't turn Except you turn around, and become |to become like this lad, you shall as the children, you cannot enter |not enter into the Kingdom of the into the Kingdom of the Heavens. |Heavens. 4 Whoever therefore shall humble |4. {-} [And whoever therefore shall himself as this child, this (one) |humble himself as this boy, the is the greater in the Kingdom of |same shall be greatest in the the Heavens. |Kingdom of the Heavens.] 5 And whoever receives one such |5. And he who receives a lad like child on My Name receives Me. |this on behalf of My Name receives |Me. 6 But whoever causes to offend one|6. And whoever causes to stumble of these little (ones) believing in|one from the little lads -the ones Me, it is gain for him that a |believing on Me, it would be good millstone of an ass be hung about |for him to tie a millstone upon his his neck, and (that) he be sunk in |neck and be cast into the depth of the depth of the sea. |the sea. [(Also, it is placed among |the greatest of sins): -If a man |has grieved the spirit of his |brother.] 7 Woe unto the world from (its) |7. Woe unto the inhabitants of the offences! for it (is a) necessity |world because of confusion, because (for) the offences to come; yet woe|of the required confusion to come. to that man through whom the |And He said, Woe unto the man who offence comes! |comes for the sake of it! 8 And if your hand or your foot |8. And if your hand and your foot offends you, cut it off, and cast |causes you to stumble, cut it off, (it) from you: good it is for you |and cast it from you: better for to enter into life lame or maimed, |you to come into life <[blind]> or than having two hands or two feet |lame, than having unto you hands to be cast into the everlasting |and feet for you to be given into fire. |fire everlasting. 9 And if your eye offends you, |9. And if your eye should cause you pluck it out, and cast (it) from |to stumble, pick it out and cast it you: it is good for you to enter |from you: better for you to come into life one-eyed, than having two|into life with one eye, than having eyes to be cast into Gey-Hinnom of |unto you (two) eyes and for you to fire. |be given into Gey-Hinnom. 10 See (that) you despise not one |10. And you are warned, in order of these little (ones); for I say |for you not to judge one of the unto you, That in Heavens their |lads, -the little ones. I say unto angels always behold the face of My|you about their angels, they always Father in the Heavens. |see the sons, of My Father who is |in the Heavens. 11 {For the Son of man is come to |11. And the Son of man has ceased save that which was lost.} |according to saving the enemies. 12 What to you (does this) seem? |12. How does it seem unto you? If If there be to any man a hundred |there be unto a man a hundred sheep sheep, and one of them strays |and one from them runs off, shall (away), shall he not leave the |he not leave the ninety-nine in the ninety-nine on the mountains; (and)|mountains, and go to seek the one he going seek the straying (one)? |led astray? 13 And if he happens to find it, |13. And if he happens to find it, truly I say unto you, that he |Amaine; I say unto you, that he rejoices more over it, than over |shall rejoice over it more than the the ninety-nine (which) went not |ninety-nine which didn't go astray. astray. | 14 So it is not the will before |14. Thus, it's not the will of My your Father in the Heavens, that |Father who is in the Heavens, that one of these little (ones) should |(there) be any lost from the lads. perish. | 15 But if your brother sins |15. In that time said Yeshua unto against you, go and reprove him |Shim'on, called Kefa, If your between you and him alone: if he |brother sins against you, reprove hears you, you have gained your |him privately. If he listens to brother. |you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he (does) not hear (you,|16. And if he doesn't listen to then) take along with you one or |you, reprove him in front of two more, that on (the) mouth of |another; and if by every oath he two or three witnesses every word |doesn't listen to you, add still may stand. |one or two, in order that your -----------------------------------'words might be before two or three witnesses, because by two or three witnesses shall be established a matter/word-. _______________________________________________________________________ 17 But if he fails to hear them, |17. And if in every oath he doesn't tell (it) unto the congregation: |listen, tell him in the assembly; and if he fails to hear even the |and if he doesn't listen in the congregation, let him be unto you |assembly, consider him as as the goyim- and the tax-collector. | 18 Truly-<, Amaine.> I say unto |18. Amaine; I say unto you that you, Whatever you bind on the earth|every oath which you shall bind in shall occur, being (already) bound |the earth, is bound in the Heavens: in Heaven: and whatever you loose |And all which you shall loose in on the earth shall occur, being |the earth, shall have been loosed (already) loosed in Heaven. |in the Heavens. 19 Again [assuredly] I say unto |19. And also I say unto you, if two you, That if two of you may agree |from-you will -accoring-to making on the earth concerning every |shalom in the earth, all which you matter, whatever they may ask, it |ask shall be unto you, from My shall occur to them from My Father |Father who is in the Heavens. in the Heavens. | 20 For where two or three are |20. And in every place where are gathered together in My Name, there|joined together two or three am I in the midst of them. |concerning My Name, there I am in |your midst. 21 Then came up Kefa to Him, and |21. Then drew near Kefa to Him to said, Master, how often shall my |say, Master-, if my brother brother sin against me, and I |sins towards me, -up to seven times forgive him? until seven times? |shall I forgive towards him? 22 Yeshua said unto him, I say not|22. And Yeshua said unto him, I unto you, Until seven times: but, |don't say unto you up to seven: Until seventy times seven. |but only up to seventy and seven, -----------------------------------'[For in the Prophets also, after they were anointed by the Ruach HaKodesh, something of sin was found.] _______________________________________________________________________ 23 For this reason the Kingdom of |23. In that time said Yeshua unto the Heavens was compared to a man, |His talmidim, (The) Kingdom of the a king, who decided to take account|Heavens, it is like unto a man -a with his slaves. |king, who sat to make an accounting |with his slaves and his servants. 24 And when he began to reckon, |24. And when He began to reckon, one was brought near unto him, (a) |one came because he owed about ten debtor of ten thousand talents. |thousand pieces of gold. 25 And he had not (any) to repay; |25. And he had unto him nothing his master commanded him to be |whatever to pay/give; and his sold, and his wife, and the |master commanded to sell him, and children, and all, as much as he |his children, and all which was had, and (so) to pay back. |unto him, to repay the value. 26 The slave then fell down, bowed|26. And fell the slave before his -the-knee-to him, saying, Master, |master, and implored unto him to have patience over me, and I will |have pity on him, and to be patient repay unto you all. |unto him, because he would repay |everything. 27 And the master of that slave |27. And his master had pity on him, (was) filled with compassion, (and)|and forgave unto him everything. released him, and forgave him the | loan. | 28 But that slave going out, found|28. And that servant went out and one of his fellow-slaves, who owed |found one from his companions, him a hundred '10-Agorot- |because he owed unto him a hundred '; and seizing him, he |pieces of money; and he grasped him (took him) by the throat, saying: |and struck him saying: {ST-...(-)} Pay back to me whatever you owe. |[+> Pay me what you are due to |render me.] 29 Then his fellow-slave falling |29. {...-ST(-)} [Then that servant down {at his feet}, begged him, |fell down and beseeched him saying] saying, Have patience over me, and |trust on behalf of me, and be I will repay unto you {all}. |patient with me, and everything |according to my (debt) I'll repay. 30 But he would not: but going |30. And he wasn't willing to listen away cast him into prison, until he|to him: and brought him to the should pay back the (amount) owing.|prison until he repaid unto him |everything. 31 And his fellow-slaves seeing |31. And the slaves of the king they this happening, they were greatly |saw that which he did, and the grieved, and (so) coming reported |anger of them was great, and they unto their master all the (events) |went and they told it unto their occurring. |master. 32 Then his master, calling him |32. Then his master called him, and near, said unto him, Wicked slave! |said unto him, Cursed slave, didn't I forgave you all that debt, since |I forgive unto you all your debt you begged me: |when you appeased me? 33 Ought you not also to favor |33. And why didn't you forgive your fellow-slave, as also I |accordingly to your slave in his favored you? |supplication to you, as I forgave |you? 34 And his master being angry, |34. And his master was angry with delivered him to the tormentors, |him, and commanded to afflict him, until he pay back all that debt |until he should pay unto him all unto him. |the debt. 35 So also shall My Heavenly |35. Thus shall do unto you My Father do unto you, unless each of |Father who is in the Heavens, if you from your hearts forgive his |you don't forgive each man his brother {their offenses}. |brother in a heart (that's) |perfect. -----------------------------------'----------------------------------- *NOTE:>(Eusebius records Papias as finding the story of the woman taken in adultery as being in the Good News According To The Hebrews. Papias' version is reproduced here from his writings: [Yochanan/John 8:1-11])< [And they went every man unto his own house; but Yeshua went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning He came again unto the Temple, /and all the people came unto Him, and He sat down and taught them.\ And the Scribes and the P'rushim brought a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, they said unto Him, Master, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Torah Moshe commanded /us\ to stone such: what then sayest Thou? /And this they said tempting Him, that they might have (whereof) to accuse Him.\ But Yeshua stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they continued asking /Him\, He lifted up Himself, and said /unto them\, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest: and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst. And Yeshua lifted up Himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? Did no man condemn thee? And she said, No man Sir. And Yeshua said, Neither do I condemn thee: go thy way; from henceforth sin no more.]