17:23. They were exceedingly sorry. When they had come to Capernaum, the collectors of the two dollar Temple tribute came to Peter, and said : "Does not your master pay the two dollars?" "Yes," he said. And when he came into the house Jesus was the first to speak to him, and said: “What do you think, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they take toll or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?" "From strangers." 66 Surely then the sons are free. But lest we offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take up the fish that first comes up, and when you have opened its mouth you will find a coin of the value of four dollars. Take that and give to them for me and you.” At that time the disciples came to Jesus, and said: "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?" He called to him a little child and set him among them, and said: "To tell you the truth: If you do not turn And become like little children, The Kingdom of Heaven. So whoever shall humble himself The same is the greatest In the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever shall receive One such little child, In my name Receives me. But whoever shall offend One of these little ones Who believe in me, It is good for him That a great millstone Should be hung about his neck, And he should be sunk In the depth of the sea. 18:3. Woe to the world because of offences ! For offences must come. But woe to that man Through whom the offence comes ! If your hand or your foot is a hindrance to you, Cut it off, Throw it from you. 18 8. It is good for you, To go into life maimed or lame, Rather than with two hands or two feet To be thrown into the eternal fire. If your eye is a hindrance to you, Pick it out, Throw it from you. To go into life one-eyed, Rather than with two eyes To be thrown into the gehenna of fire. See that you do not despise One of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven Their angels are always looking at What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, And go and seek the one astray? To tell you the truth, He rejoices over it More than over the ninety-nine Which have not gone astray. In the same way, It is not the wish of my Father in Heaven If your brother wrongs you, Go show him his fault If he listens to you, You have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, Take with you one or two more, That at the mouth of two witnesses or three If he refuses to hear them Tell it to the Church. If he refuses to hear the Church, also, To tell you the truth: Whatever you declare to be wrong on earth, Again to tell you the truth: If two of you shall agree on earth 18: 19. On anything they will ask It will be done for them By my Father in Heaven. Are gathered together in my name. Then Peter came and said to him: 66 Lord, how often am I to forgive my brother when he wrongs me? Seven times?" "I do not tell you, Seven times, but, Seventy times seven," Jesus said to him. "So the Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a certain king who wanted to have a settlement with his slaves: and when he had begun the settlement, one was brought to him who owed him fifty million dollars. But since he had not the means to pay, the master ordered him to be sold and his wife and children, and all he had, and payment to be made. So the slave fell down at his feet and said: Have patience with me and I will pay you all. The master of that slave took pity on him and released him, and let his debt go. But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him a hundred dollars, |