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.

10 See 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.

12 What 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?

13 And 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.

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

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Verse 10

Cross-references

Luke 15 BSB references Matthew 9:13 Classic cross-references Luke 19:10 Classic cross-references John 10:10 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 4:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 91:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

See [that] Ὁρᾶτε G3708 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you do not look down on καταφρονήσητε G2706 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural any ἑνὸς G1520 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular of these τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural little ones μικρῶν G3398 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural angels ἄγγελοι G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition heaven οὐρανοῖς G3772 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural always διὰ G1223 Preposition . . . παντὸς G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular see βλέπουσι G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular face πρόσωπον G4383 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Father Πατρός G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition heaven οὐρανοῖς G3772 Noun - 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

Cross-references

1 Peter 2:25 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:12 Classic cross-references Luke 15:4 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 34:16 Classic cross-references Galatians 6:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular {do} you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural think δοκεῖ G1380 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular If ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction a τινι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular man ἀνθρώπῳ G444 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular has γένηταί G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular a hundred ἑκατὸν G1540 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural sheep πρόβατα G4263 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural goes astray πλανηθῇ G4105 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular vvv οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl will he not leave ἀφήσει G863 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural ninety-nine ἐνενήκοντα G1768 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . ἐννέα G1767 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural hills ὄρη G3735 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction go out πορευθεὶς G4198 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular to search for ζητεῖ G2212 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the [one] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular that is lost πλανώμενον G4105 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Luke 15:7 Classic cross-references Luke 15:5 Classic cross-references Zephaniah 3:17 Classic cross-references Psalms 147:11 Classic cross-references James 2:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction he γένηται G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular finds εὑρεῖν G2147 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active it αὐτό G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular truly ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction he rejoices χαίρει G5463 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular more μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb over ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition [that one sheep] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular than ἢ G2228 Conjunction over ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural ninety-nine ἐνενήκοντα G1768 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural . . . ἐννέα G1767 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb that did not go astray πεπλανημένοις G4105 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Matthew 18:6 Classic cross-references Luke 15:10 Classic cross-references Luke 17:2 Classic cross-references John 17:12 Classic cross-references Matthew 18:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

In the same way οὕτως G3779 Adverb - ἔμπροσθεν G1715 Preposition your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Father Πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition heaven οὐρανοῖς G3772 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb willing θέλημα G2307 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction any ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular of these τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural little ones μικρῶν G3398 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural should perish ἀπόληται G622 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular

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