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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 around 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. ^[11]⚓
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 sister⚓sins,⚓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.’⚓ 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 be⚓bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be⚓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.⚓
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 gold⚓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, canceled 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.⚓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 canceled 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.”

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Hlơi Pô Yom Pơphan Hloh

(Markôs 9:33-37; Luk 9:46-48)

¹Amăng mông anŭn, ƀing ding kơna Yêsu nao pơ Yêsu laih anŭn tơña tui anai, “Hlơi pô jing yom pơphan hloh amăng Dêh Čar Ơi Adai lĕ?”⚓
²Yêsu iâu rai sa čô čơđai laih anŭn brơi gơ̆ dŏ dơ̆ng tŏng krah ƀing gơñu, ³laih anŭn laĭ tui anai, “Kâo laĭ kơ ƀing gih sĭt biă mă, tơdah ƀing gih ƀu pơplih hĭ kơnuih gih laih anŭn ƀu jing hĭ hrup hăng čơđai anai ôh, ƀing gih ƀu či dưi jing ană plei Dêh Čar Ơi Adai ôh.⚓ ⁴Hơnŭn yơh, hlơi pô luă gŭ ñu pô hrup hăng čơđai anai, ñu anŭn yơh jing yom pơphan hloh amăng Dêh Čar Ơi Adai. ⁵Laih anŭn hlơi pô tŭ ju̱m sa čô čơđai anet hrup hăng anai yuakơ gơ̆ đaŏ kơ Kâo, ñu anŭn ăt tŭ ju̱m Kâo mơ̆n.”

Tơlơi Plư Pơlê̆ Lui Hĭ Tơlơi Đaŏ Kơ Yêsu

(Markôs 9:42-48; Luk 17:1, 2)

⁶Yêsu pơtô dơ̆ng tui anai, “Tơdah hlơi pô plư kơ ƀing đaŏ kơ Kâo hrup hăng čơđai anet lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ ñu kơ Kâo, ñu anŭn dưi ƀiă kơ arăng akă hĭ rơsŭng pơtâo ƀơi tơkuai ñu laih anŭn glŏm hĭ ñu amăng tŏng krah ia rơsĭ.⚓ ⁷Răm ƀăm yơh kơ mơnuih lŏm kơ lŏn tơnah anai yuakơ hơmâo lu tơlơi plư ngă kơ ƀing mơnuih lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ gơñu kơ Kâo. Tơlơi plư anŭn či hơmâo nanao, samơ̆ răm ƀăm yơh kơ pô plư ngă brơi kơ ƀing mơnuih anŭn lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ anŭn.”
⁸“Laih anŭn tơdah tơngan gih ƀôdah tơkai gih ngă kơ ƀing gih lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ gih kơ Kâo, brơi kơ ƀing gih čŏng glŏm lui hĭ ƀĕ tơngan ƀôdah tơkai anŭn mơ̆ng ƀing gih. Hiam hloh kơ ƀing gih kơnơ̆ng hơmâo sa ƀĕ tơngan ƀôdah sa ƀĕ tơkai đôč samơ̆ dưi mŭt amăng tơlơi hơdip sĭt, jing hiam hloh kơ ƀing gih wơ̆t tơdah hơmâo abih dua ƀĕ tơngan ƀôdah dua ƀĕ tơkai samơ̆ trŭn nao amăng dơnao apui hlŏng lar.⚓ ⁹Laih anŭn tơdah mơta gih ngă kơ ƀing gih lui hĭ tơlơi đaŏ gih kơ Kâo, brơi kơ ƀing gih ƀlăč glŏm lui hĭ bĕ mơta anŭn mơ̆ng ƀing gih. Hiam hloh kơ ƀing gih hơmâo sa sar mơta samơ̆ ƀing gih dưi mŭt amăng tơlơi hơdip sĭt, jing hiam hloh kơ ƀing gih wơ̆t tơdah hơmâo dua sar mơta samơ̆ trŭn amăng dơnao apui.”⚓

Sa Drơi Triu Rơngiă

(Luk 15:3-7)

¹⁰Yêsu pơtô dơ̆ng tui anai, “Anăm ƀing gih djik djak kơ sa čô amăng ƀing đaŏ kơ Kâo hrup hăng čơđai anet ôh. Kâo laĭ kơ ƀing gih, ƀing ling jang hiam gơñu, jing ƀing wai pơgang gơñu, dŏ mă bruă nanao ƀơi anăp Ama Kâo pơ adai adih. ¹¹Yuakơ anŭn yơh, Kâo, jing Ană Mơnuih, rai kiăng kơ pơklaih mơnuih răm rơngiă.⚓
¹²“Hơget tơlơi ƀing gih pơmĭn lĕ? Tơdah sa čô mơnuih hơmâo sa-rơtuh drơi triu, samơ̆ sa drơi amăng tơpul triu anŭn đuaĭ ataih hĭ jrôk jơlan. Tui anŭn, hơget tơlơi pô triu anŭn či ngă lĕ? Sĭt yơh ñu či lui brơi duapănpluh-duapăn drơi dŏ ƀơ̆ng ƀơi bŏl čư̆ laih anŭn đuaĭ hyu sem sa drơi triu đuaĭ jrôk jơlan anŭn yơh. ¹³Kâo laĭ sĭt biă mă kơ ƀing gih, tơdang ñu ƀuh laih triu jrôk anŭn, ñu hơ̆k mơak biă mă yuakơ triu anŭn hloh kơ duapănpluh-duapăn drơi dŏ glaĭ ƀu hơmâo đuaĭ jrôk ôh. ¹⁴Ăt hrup hăng anŭn mơ̆n, Ama gih pơ adai adih Ñu ƀu kiăng ôh kơ sa čô amăng ƀing đaŏ anŭn răm rơngiă hĭ.”

Tơdah Ayŏng Adơi Đaŏ Ih Pơsoh Hĭ Ih

¹⁵Yêsu pơtô dơ̆ng tui anai, “Tơdah ayŏng adơi đaŏ ih pơsoh hĭ ih, brơi kơ ih nao ƀuăh pơtô ñu bĕ kơnơ̆ng hơjăn dua ƀing gih đôč. Tơdah ñu hơmư̆ kơ tơlơi ih ƀuăh anŭn, ƀing gih či hơmâo glaĭ ayŏng adơi gih yơh.⚓ ¹⁶Samơ̆ tơdah ñu ƀu kiăng hơmư̆ ôh tơlơi ih ƀuăh pơtô anŭn, brơi kơ ih iâu ba bĕ sa dua čô pơkŏn nao hrŏm hăng ih kiăng kơ ngă tui Tơlơi Ơi Adai Pơhiăp anai, ‘Rĭm tơlơi ƀuăh pơtô khŏm hơmâo dua klâo čô ngă gơ̆ng jơlan brơi.’⚓ ¹⁷Tơdah ñu hơngah ƀu kiăng hơmư̆ ôh kơ tơlơi anŭn, brơi kơ ƀing gih ruai glaĭ bĕ tơlơi anŭn kơ ƀing djru đaŏ. Hơnăl tuč, wơ̆t tơdah ƀing djru đaŏ ƀuăh pơtô kơ ñu samơ̆ ñu ăt hơngah ƀu kiăng hơmư̆ mơ̆n, yap bĕ ñu kar hăng mơnuih ƀu đaŏ ƀôdah kar hăng mơnuih ring jia soh sat.
¹⁸“Kâo laĭ sĭt biă mă kơ ƀing gih, hơget tơlơi ƀing gih khuă ƀơi lŏn tơnah anai, Ơi Adai ăt či khuă hĭ tơlơi anŭn mơ̆n. Laih anŭn hơget tơlơi ƀing gih pŏk ƀơi lŏn tơnah anai, Ơi Adai či pŏk hĭ tơlơi anŭn mơ̆n.⚓
¹⁹“Laih anŭn Kâo laĭ kơ ƀing gih dơ̆ng, tơdah dua čô amăng ƀing gih ƀơi lŏn tơnah pơtŭ ư kơ hơget tơlơi ƀing gih kiăng kơ kwưh rơkâo mơ̆ng Ama Kâo pơ adai adih, Ñu či pha brơi kơ ƀing gih hơget tơlơi ƀing gih rơkâo anŭn yơh. ²⁰Kâo laĭ tui anŭn yuakơ pơpă anih hơmâo dua klâo čô pơgop glaĭ amăng anăn Kâo, pơ anŭn yơh Kâo či dŏ hrŏm hăng ƀing gơñu.”

Pơhơmutu Kơ Pô Khua Moa Ƀu Thâo Pap Brơi

²¹Giŏng anŭn, Pêtrôs rai pơ Yêsu laih anŭn tơña tui anai, “Ơ Khua ăh, tơdah ayŏng adơi đaŏ kâo nanao pơsoh pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng kâo, hơdôm wơ̆t kâo khŏm pap brơi kơ ñu lĕ? Djơ̆ mơ̆ kâo dưi pap brơi kơ ñu truh kơ tơjuh wơ̆t?”⚓
²²Yêsu laĭ glaĭ kơ ñu tui anai, “Kâo laĭ kơ ih, ƀu djơ̆ truh kơ tơjuh wơ̆t ôh samơ̆ brơi kơ ih pap brơi bĕ kơ ñu amăng tơjuhpluh wơ̆t tơjuh.⚓
²³“Tui anŭn, brơi kơ ƀing gih pơmĭn bĕ kơ tơlơi ƀing ană plei Dêh Čar Ơi Adai khŏm pap brơi kơ tơdruă kar hăng tơlơi pơhơmutu anai: Sa čô pơtao kiăng yap glaĭ hơdôm hơnưh ƀing khua moa ñu đo̱m kơ ñu. ²⁴Tơdang ñu čơdơ̆ng yap hơdôm hơnưh anŭn, arăng ba rai pơ ñu sa čô mơnuih đo̱m kơ ñu hơnưh sa-rơbăn prăk talang yom biă mă.⚓ ²⁵Yuakơ pô đo̱m hơnưh lu anŭn ƀu hơmâo dram gơnam kiăng kơ kla hơnưh ñu ôh, tui anŭn pơtao anŭn pơđar kơ ƀing ding kơna ñu mă sĭ hĭ pô đo̱m hơnưh anŭn wơ̆t hăng ană bơnai gơ̆ laih anŭn abih mŭk dram sang gơ̆ mơ̆n kiăng kơ kla glaĭ hĭ hơnưh ñu anŭn.
²⁶“Khua moa anŭn tŏ tơŭt bon ƀơi anăp pơtao anŭn hăng kwưh rơkâo tui anai, ‘Ơ pơtao ăh, rơkâo kơ ih gir añ dŏ tơguan brơi kơ kâo đa laih anŭn kâo či kla glaĭ kơ ih abih hơnưh kâo đo̱m anŭn.’ ²⁷Giŏng anŭn, pơtao anŭn glưh pran jua pap kơ ñu laih anŭn lŏm pơsir hĭ abih hơdôm hơnưh ñu đo̱m anŭn, laih anŭn brơi kơ ñu glaĭ rơngai yơh.
²⁸“Samơ̆ tơdang khua moa anŭn tơbiă laih, ñu bưp sa čô gơyut gơyâo ñu đo̱m hơnưh kơ ñu kơnơ̆ng sa-rơtuh prăk denari đôč.⚓ Ñu kơsung nao mă ket tơkuai gơ̆ laih anŭn pơhiăp kơ gơ̆ tui anai, ‘Kla bĕ hơdôm prăk ih đo̱m kơ kâo!’
²⁹“Pô gơyut ñu anŭn tŏ tơŭt bon ƀơi anăp ñu hăng kwưh rơkâo, ‘Rơkâo kơ ih gir añ dŏ tơguan brơi kơ kâo đa laih anŭn kâo či kla glaĭ kơ ih abih bang hơnưh kâo đo̱m anŭn.’
³⁰“Samơ̆ pô khua moa anŭn hơngah ƀu tŭ ôh. Ñu mă ba gơ̆ nao krư̆ amăng sang mơnă tơl gơyut ñu anŭn kla glaĭ hơnưh gơ̆ đo̱m anŭn. ³¹Tơdang anŭn, ƀing gơyut gơyâo ñu pơkŏn ƀuh tơlơi ñu hơmâo ngă laih tui anŭn, ƀing gơñu rơngot biă mă laih anŭn nao ruai glaĭ hơdôm tơlơi truh anŭn kơ pơtao gơñu.
³²“Giŏng anŭn, pơtao anŭn iâu rai pô khua moa anŭn hăng pơhiăp kơ ñu tui anai, ‘Ơ ding kơna sat ƀai ăh, kâo lŏm brơi laih abih bang hơnưh ih đo̱m kơ kâo yuakơ ih rơkâo kơ kâo pap mơñai brơi kơ ih. ³³Hiư̆m ngă, ih ƀu glưh pran jua pap kơ gơyut ih anŭn kar hăng kâo hơmâo pap laih kơ ih ôh hă?’ ³⁴Pơtao ñu hil biă mă kơ khua moa anŭn laih anŭn jao hĭ ñu kơ khua sang mơnă kiăng kơ tŭ tơlơi pơkơhma̱l, tơl ñu khŏm kla glaĭ abih bang hơnưh ñu đo̱m kơ pơtao anŭn mơtam yơh.”
³⁵Yêsu klah čŭn tui anai, “Anŭn yơh jing hiư̆m bruă Ama Kâo pơ adai adih či ngă kơ rĭm čô amăng ƀing gih tơdah ƀing gih ƀu pap brơi ôh tơlơi soh sat ayŏng adơi đaŏ gih mơ̆ng pran jua gih.”