18 About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" 2 Jesus called a little child to him and put

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1 Chapter 18 v1-3 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" 2 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. 3 Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from

2 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v3-5 your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. 5 "And anyone who welcomes a little child like this 316

3 Chapter 18 v5-6 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL 318 on my behalf is welcoming me. 6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

4 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v "What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. 8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin,

5 Chapter 18 v8-9 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL 319 cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have

6 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v9-12 two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. 10 "Beware that you don't look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father. (*no verse 11 in ) 12 "If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, 320

7 Chapter 18 v12-14 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL 321 what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn't wander away! 14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish.

8 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v "If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back. 16 But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. 322

9 Chapter 18 v17-18 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won't accept the church's decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. 18 "I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden

10 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v18-20 in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. 19 "I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them." 324

11 Chapter 18 v21-22 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?" 22 "No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven!"

12 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v "Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. 24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. 326

13 Chapter 18 v25-26 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL He couldn't pay, so his master ordered that he be sold -- along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned -- to pay the debt. 26 "But the man fell down before his master and begged him, 'Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.'

14 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. 28 "But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment. 29 "His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for 328

15 Chapter 18 v29-31 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL 329 a little more time. 'Be patient with me, and I will pay it,' he pleaded. 30 But his creditor wouldn't wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. 31 "When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset.

16 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v31-32 They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. 32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. 330

17 Chapter 18 v33-34 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?' 34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.

18 Gospel According to Matthew in ASL Chapter 18 v35 35 "That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart." 332