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Jesús oquimijlij inomachtijcahuan aquinon más hueyixticaj ne campa tlamandarohua Dios.

18  Ipan on tonaltin on nomachtijquej oquinisihuijquej Jesús niman oquitlajtoltijquej:

―¿Aquinon más hueyixticaj ne campa tlamandarohua on ilhuicac chanej?

Ijcuacon Jesús oquinotz se conetl, niman oquitlalij ne imixpan. Niman oquijtoj:

―Ica tlen melahuac nemechijlia, ica tla nemotlamachilis xnopatla niman xnocuepa quen intlamachilis on coconej, xnencalaquisquej ne campa tlamandarohua on ilhuicac chanej. Ijcon, tej, on yejhuan más hueyixticaj campa tlamandarohua on ilhuicac chanej, on yejhuan xnohueyimati yej nohuica quen yejhua in conetl. San aquinon yejhuan nopampa quiselis yacaj yejhuan yolyemanqui quen yejhua in conetl, nejhua nechselia.

Jesús oquimijlij inomachtijcahuan para ma quipiacan nemojtijli quichihuasquej tlajtlacojli

'Pero san aquinon yejhuan quitlajcalis ipan tlajtlacojli semej yejhuamej in pipitiquej coconej yejhuan nechneltocaj, quiselis hueyi castigo. Más cuajli yesquia ijcuac xe quichihua on tlajtlacojli iquechtlan quipilohuilisquiaj se tetl hueyi yejhuan imetl on molino niman contlajcalisquiaj ne ipan on mar campa más huejcatlan. Lástima para in tlalticpactlacamej pampa sanoyej oncaj tlinon se ica huetzi ipan tlajtlacojli. Nochipa ijcon yes, pero sanoyej xcuajli yes para on tlacatl yejhuan itech pehua on tlajtlacojli.

'Yejhua ica, tej, tla moma noso mocxi mitzchihuilia titlajtlacohua, xtequi niman huejca xcontlajcali. Ijcon xchihua, pampa más cuajli tinemis timatejtepoltic noso tiicxitejtepoltic, ijcuac ticalaquis ne ilhuicac, xquen tla tajsitias niman yej mitzontlajcalisquej ne ipan on tlitl yejhuan para nochipa mitztlatis. Niman tla mixtololoj mitzchihuilia para titlajtlacohua, xquixti niman huejca xcontlajcali. Ijcon xchihua, pampa más cuajli para ticpias san se mixtololoj, ijcuac ticalaquis ne ilhuicac, xquen tla tajsitias niman yej mitzontlajcalisquej ne ipan on tlitl yejhuan oncaj ne mictlan.

Jesús oquixtij se ejemplo itech se borreguito yejhuan opolijca

10 'Xquintlacaitacan in pipitiquej coconej. Tej, nemechijlia ica ne ilhuicac on inilhuicactequitcahuan nochipa nemij ne ixpan on noTajtzin ilhuicac chanej. 11 Nejhua yejhuan oninochiu Tlacatl onihuajlaj para oniquinmaquixtico on yejhuan ixpolijtoquej.

12 '¿Quen nenquinemiliaj? ¿Tlinon quichihua se tlacatl yejhuan quipia se ciento iborreguitos ijcuac se quipolohua? Yejhua, tej, cajtehua on napoajli huan majtlactli huan chicanhui ne ipan tepetl niman yau contejtemohua on yejhuan oquipoloj. 13 Niman tla yejhua quinextia, ica tlen melahuac nemechijlia ica yejhua más sanoyej paqui ihuan on se borreguito yejhuan oquipolojca xquen inhuan on napoajli huan majtlactli huan chicnahui yejhuan xoquimpoloj. 14 On nemoTajtzin ilhuicac chanej no xquinequi para semej yejhuamej in pipitiquej ma polihuican.

Jesús otemachtij ica se tlacatl nonequi quinotzas icniu para quipantlantilis on tlen xcuajli oquichihuilij

15 'Niman tla mocniu mitzchihuilia itlaj tlen xcuajli, xnotza san iselti niman xquijli on tlinon xcuajli omitzchihuilij. Tla quiselia on itlajtlacol niman noyoltlalia, yejhua ocsejpa cuajli mohuan nocahuas. 16 Pero tla yejhua xmitztencaqui, tla ijcon, xcuica se noso ome tlacatl más para nochi tlen nijtos ma quimati ome noso yeyi teixpantiliquej. 17 Tla yejhua no xquintencaqui, tla ijcon, san secan xquinotza on tlaneltocaquej ipan itiopan Dios para no ma quitlacanonotzacan. Niman tla yejhua xquintencaqui, tla ijcon xpiacan, quen se yejhuan xquineltoca Dios noso quen se tlaixpachohuani tlacobrarojquetl ican on rentas.

18 'Ica tlen melahuac nemechijlia, ica on tlen nemejhuamej xnenquitecahuilisquej ma nochihua nican ipan in tlalticpactli, Dios ne ilhuicac no ijqui quijtos ica on tlacamej xquintocarohua nohuicasquej ijcon. Niman no on tlen nemejhuamej nenquitecahuilisquej ma nochihua nican ipan in tlalticpactli Dios ne ilhuicac no ijqui quijtos ica tlacamej huelisquej nohuicasquej ijcon.

19 'No ijqui nemechijlia ica tla nenomemej nican ipan in tlalticpactli nemotlajtolmacasquej ican nochi nemoyojlo para itlaj nenquitlajtlanisquej noTajtzin ilhuicac chanej, yejhua mechmacas. 20 Yejhua ijcon quichihuas pampa campa omemej noso yeyimej nopampa nosentlaliaj, nejhua ompa ninemi inhuan.

Jesús oquixtij se ejemplo itech se tequitquetl yejhuan xoquipialij ijyohuilistli on itetequipanojcaxiu

21 Quemaj Pedro oquinisihuij Jesús niman oquijlij:

―NoTeco, ¿quesquipa nictlapojpolhuis yacaj nocniu tla yejhua nechchihuilia on tlen xcuajli? ¿Hasta chicomepa nictlapojpolhuis?

22 Jesús oquijlij:

―Nejhua xnimitzijlia tla hasta chicompa tictlapojpolhuis, yej nimitzijlia hasta yepoajli huan majtlactli ica chicomepa.

23 'Yejhua ica sanoyej nonequi titetlapojpolhuis pampa ne campa tlamandarohua on ilhuicac chanej sa no ijqui quen se rey yejhuan oquinec quixtis cuentas inhuan on itequipanojcahuan. 24 Yejhua on rey ye pejticatca quixtiaya cuentas ijcuac ocuiquilijquej se itequipanojcau yejhuan cuiquiliaya miyec millones de pesos. 25 Pero on itequipanojcau xquipiaya tlinon ica quitlaxtlahuas icuenta. Yejhua ica on rey otlanahuatij para ma quinamacacan quen tlanamactli san secan ihuan isihuau, iconehuan niman no ma quinamacacan nochi tlen quipia, san para notlaxtlahuas on icuenta. 26 Ijcuacon on itequipanojcau onotlacuenquetz ixpan on iteco niman oquicnotlajtlanilij: “Señor, xnechijyohuili, niman nochi nimitztlaxtlahuilis tlen nimitzhuiquilia.” 27 Iteco oquicnelij, niman oquipopolohuilij on icuenta niman oquimacau.

28 'Pero ijcuac on mismo tlacatl ohuajquis ne itech iteco, oquinamic se itetequipanojcaxiu yejhuan cuiquiliaya quesqui pesos tomin. Yejhua ica nimantzin ocajsic iquechtlan, opeu cocojpatzca, niman ijquin quijliaya: “¡Xnechtlaxtlahuili tlen tinechhuiquilia!” 29 Quemaj on itetequipanojcaxiu ixpan onotlacuenquetz niman ijquin oquicnotlajtlanilij: “Xnechijyohuili, niman nochi nimitztlaxtlahuilis tlen nimitzhuiquilia.” 30 Pero yejhua xoquinec, yej ocuicac campa tzacutias hasta quitlaxtlahuilis nochi tlen cuiquilia. 31 Ijcuac on ocsequimej tetequipanojquej ijcon oquitaquej, sanoyej oquinyolcocoj, niman oyajquej oquitlajtlajtohuilitoj inteco nochi tlen oquitaquej onochiu. 32 Quemaj on inteco oquitecuitlan on itequipanojcau, niman oquijlij: “¡Xcuajli tequipanojquetl! Nejhua onimitzpojpolohuilij nochi quech tinechhuiquiliaya, pampa tejhua ijqui otinechicnotlajtlanilij. 33 Ijcon quen nejhua onimitzicnelij, tejhua no ijqui nonequi tiquicnelis on motetequipanojcaxiu.” 34 Niman on teteco sanoyej ocualan. Yejhua ica oquinnahuatij on cárcejtlapixquej ma castigarocan hasta queman quitlaxtlahuas nochi tlen cuiquiliaya.

35 Niman otlan tlajtlajtohua Jesús ica in tlajtojli:

―No ijqui mechchihuilis on noTajtzin ilhuicac chanej, tla cada nensesentemej xnenquitlapojpolhuiaj nemocniu ican nochi nemoyojlo.

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven(A)

18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(C) Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(D) And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(E)

Causing to Stumble

“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.(F) Woe 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!(G) If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,(H) 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. And if your eye causes you to stumble,(I) 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.(J)

The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(K)

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(L) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]

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? 13 And 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. 14 In 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[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault,(M) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But 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.’[d](N) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(O) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(P)

18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.(Q)

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(R) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(S)

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(T) Up to seven times?”(U)

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g](V)

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(W) a king who wanted to settle accounts(X) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(Y) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(Z) to repay the debt.

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(AA) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The 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.[i] 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. 31 When 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. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In 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.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
  2. Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
  3. Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
  4. Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
  5. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
  6. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
  7. Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
  8. Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
  9. Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).