Matthew 18:9-11
New Century Version
9 If your eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better for you to have only one eye and live forever than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
A Lost Sheep
10 “Be careful. Don’t think these little children are worth nothing. I tell you that they have angels in heaven who are always with my Father in heaven. [ 11 The Son of Man came to save lost people.][a]
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- 18:11 The . . . people. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
Matthew 18:9-11
New International Version
9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) 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.(B)
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(C)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(D) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
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