Focused Passage

Matthew 18:10-14

Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community

Matthew moves from the disciples’ question about greatness, to Jesus’ child-centered call to humility, to warnings against causing little ones to stumble, to radical action against sin, to the Father’s care for the little ones, to the pursuit of wandering sheep, to procedures for confronting sin and involving the church, to binding and loosing with Christ’s presence, and finally to the necessity of unlimited forgiveness rooted in the King’s mercy.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

BSB does not include verse 11 in this source text. The available verses in the requested range are shown below.

10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

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Verse 10

Original words

See [that]ὉρᾶτεG3708Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbyou do not look down onκαταφρονήσητεG2706Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralanyἑνὸςG1520Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singularof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plurallittle onesμικρῶνG3398Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralangelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralalwaysδιὰG1223Preposition. . .παντὸςG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularseeβλέπουσιG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfaceπρόσωπονG4383Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularFatherΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include 11For the Son of Man came to save the lost; see Luke 19:10.
Verse 12

Original words

WhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular{do} youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthinkδοκεῖG1380Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIfἐὰνG1437ConjunctionaτινιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularmanἀνθρώπῳG444Noun - Dative Masculine SingularhasγένηταίG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singulara hundredἑκατὸνG1540Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononeἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Pluralgoes astrayπλανηθῇG4105Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐχὶG3780IntPrtclwill he not leaveἀφήσειG863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralninety-nineἐνενήκονταG1768Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἐννέαG1767Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralhillsὄρηG3735Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongo outπορευθεὶςG4198Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularto search forζητεῖG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [one]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularthat is lostπλανώμενονG4105Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 13

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionheγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularfindsεὑρεῖνG2147Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveitαὐτόG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingulartrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe rejoicesχαίρειG5463Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmoreμᾶλλονG3123Adverboverἐπ’G1909Preposition[that one sheep]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person SingularthanG2228ConjunctionoverἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter Pluralninety-nineἐνενήκονταG1768Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural. . .ἐννέαG1767Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbthat did not go astrayπεπλανημένοιςG4105Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 14

Original words

In the same wayοὕτωςG3779Adverb-ἔμπροσθενG1715PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFatherΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῖςG3772Noun - Dative Masculine PluralisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbwillingθέλημαG2307Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularthatἵναG2443ConjunctionanyἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Plurallittle onesμικρῶνG3398Adjective - Genitive Neuter Pluralshould perishἀπόληταιG622Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular

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