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Nen ri mas nim jkˈij

18  Cuando xantaj li, xpetak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo xjutuntak riqˈui Kakaj Jesús xtzˈonajtak re: ¿Nen chike ri mas nim jkˈij lamas titakonwiˈ Kakaj Dios? xcheˈtak re.

Xpe Kakaj Jesús, xsiqˈuij jun ral acˈl y xwabˈaˈ laj xoˈlak y xij rechak: Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawechak chi atak wi taˈ tabˈantak chapcaˈ jun ral acˈl, taˈ atoctak lamas titakonwiˈ Kakaj Dios. Man ri mas nim jkˈij lamas titakonwiˈ Kakaj Dios riˈ man ri taˈ tijcoj jkˈij chapcaˈ man ral acˈl ri. Nen ticˈuluw laj imbˈj, jun ri taˈ tijcoj jkˈij chapcaˈ man ral acˈl ri, iniˈ injcˈul.

Nen jun cristian ri tran chi yak ri taˈ mas nimak jkˈijak ri cubˈul jchˈolak chwij tikejtak li mac, riˈ mas tzi tiximsajbˈi jun nimlaj abˈaj re queˈm chi jkul y titˈojsajbˈi li mar.

Cˈur jwichak mak cristian ri retake wich ulew ri quiek jwiˈl wiˈ subˈlaj cristian tikejtak li mac. Wiˈke nen tibˈanow re jun cristian tikej li mac, pero riˈ mas cˈur jwich jun cristian ri tibˈanow rechak cristian tikejtak li mac, jwiˈl masna cˈax tijtij. Jwiˈliˈli wi akˈbˈ o awakan tibˈanow chawe atkej li mac, cˈurbˈic, tˈojbˈi chinaj chawe. Riˈ mas tzi junchak akˈbˈ o junchak awakan tataˈ tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic chiwch chi quibˈ awakan o chi quibˈ akˈbˈ attˈojsajbˈi li kˈakˈ ri taˈ jchupic.

Y wi bˈakˈ awch tibˈanow chawe atkej li mac, esajbˈic, tˈojbˈi chinaj chawe. Riˈ mas tzi junchak bˈakˈ awch tataˈ tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic chiwch chi quibˈ bˈakˈ awch attˈojsajbˈi laj jkˈakˈal man luwar re tijbˈi cˈax, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun carner ri xsaachc

10 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Ma xuttak ni jono rechak yak ri taˈ mas jcowil ranmak chwij. In tambˈij chawechak chi yak ranjlak nojel kˈij wiˈtak chiwch Inkaj lecj. 11 Jwiˈliˈli Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil xpe chi jcolicak yak ri sacheˈltak.

12 Tatak impuch tambˈij chawechak. Wi wiˈ jun winak wiˈ jun cient (100) jcarner y wi xsach ribˈ jun rechak cuando tijin chi jyukˈic, re tican jyeˈ mak junmuchˈ bˈelejlajuj (99) wich takˈj y tibˈe chi jtoquic man jun ri xsach ribˈ. 13 Y cuando tibˈe jteˈch man carner ri xsach ribˈ, kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawechak chi riˈ mas tiquiˈcot chirij man jun li chiwchak mak junmuchˈ bˈelejlajuj (99). 14 Y jiˈcˈulon Akajak ri wiˈ lecj taˈ raj tisaach ni jun rechak yak ri taˈ mas jcowil ranmak chwij, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

Rajwaxiˈ tikacuy jmac jun kechˈelxic

15 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Wi wiˈ jono awechˈelxic chwij tibˈanow cˈax chawe, chˈabˈej pi ricˈan, bˈij re pi utzil chi xmacuniˈ chiwch Kakaj Dios y wi tzi tijta ayolj y tijqˈuex jnoˈj, xatcwiniˈ chi jkˈasaj laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios. 16 Y wi taˈ tijta lawiˈ ri tabˈij re pi awicˈan, toc quibˈ o uxibˈ apach y atbˈetak chic riqˈuil pire tibˈe jteˈtak juntir ri tabˈij re chirij jmac. 17 Y wi taˈ ticojon chiwchak yak apach, bˈij rechak yak ajtakeltak we cuando mulbˈem aybˈak y wi taˈ ticojon chiwchak yak ajtakeltak we, waˈxbˈaˈ claˈ, bˈan re chapcaˈ jun cristian ri taˈ tijcoj Jyolj Kakaj Dios o chapcaˈ jun ajxutul lawiˈ ri tzi.

18 Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawechak, nen taˈ tacuytak jmac neri wich ulew, taˈ ticuysaj jmac riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj y nen ri tacuytak jmac neri wich ulew, ticuysajiˈ jmac riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj. 19 Riˈ ri, ri tambˈij in chawechak: Wi wiˈ quibˈ chawechak tiniqˈuibˈ jwichak neri wich ulew chi chˈaˈwem riqˈui Inkaj lecj chi jtzˈonaj nen rajwax rechak, Inkaj tijyaˈ rechak. 20 Jwiˈl lamas wiˈtak quibˈ o uxibˈ cˈamem ribˈak laj imbˈj, in winiˈ riqˈuilak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

Esbˈi noˈj chirij jun mocom ri etzl jnoˈj

21 Xpe Pedro, xjutun riqˈui Kakaj Jesús y xtzˈonaj re: Kajawl, ¿jurubˈcˈu bˈwelt rajwax tancuy jmac jun wechˈelxic chawij cuando tran cˈax chwe? ¿Rajwaxniˈ tancuy jmac wukubˈ (7) bˈwelt? xcheˈ re.

22 Kakaj Jesús xij re Pedro: In taˈ tambˈij chawe chi wukubˈke (7) bˈwelt tacuy jmac jun awechˈelxic chwij. In tambˈij chawe chi rajwaxiˈ tacuy jmac nojel bˈwelt cuando tran cˈax chwe, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús re Pedro.

23 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Jtakon Kakaj Dios chibˈak cristian jilon chapcaˈ xan jun rey. Man rey raj trajlaj jurubˈ jcˈasak yak mocom riqˈuil. 24 Kes tzˈakat tijchol rajlaj cuando xcˈamsajch jun mocom riqˈuil ri wiˈ lajuj (10) mil talento jcˈas riqˈuil. 25 Pero man mocom li taˈ nen quiek laˈ tijtojwiˈ jcˈas. Xpe man rey xij chi ticˈayajbˈi man mocom li pach rixokl, juntir ralcˈwal y juntir kelen re ri wiˈ pire tojbˈire jcˈas. 26 Xpe man mocom li, xxucar chiwch man rey y xtzˈonaj tokˈobˈ re: Kaj, cuy immac, quinawulbˈejna junquitz riqˈui incˈas. In tantojaˈ juntir incˈas aacˈl, xcheˈ re.

27 Man rey xrilaˈ cˈur jwich man mocom li y xcuyaˈ jmac riqˈui jcˈas, xtakbˈic y man winak xeˈ chi richoch. 28 Pero man mocom li, cuando bˈesal lak bˈe, xcˈul jun rich mocom ri wiˈ jun cient (100) denario jcˈas riqˈuil. Xpe re, xchap chi jkul, xoc chi jjitzˈaj y xij re: Toj acˈas wiqˈuil, xcheˈ re.

29 Xpe man jun ri wiˈ jcˈas riqˈuil, xxucar chiwch y xtzˈonaj tokˈobˈ re: Cuy immac, quinawulbˈejna junquitz riqˈui incˈas, in tantojaˈ juntir incˈas aacˈl, xcheˈ re.

30 Pero re taˈ raj xcuy jmac man rich mocom, xsiqˈuij li kˈatbˈitzij y xtak li cars asta tina jtojna juntir jcˈas riqˈuil. 31 Y mak nicˈj mocom chic subˈlaj xcˈaxcˈobˈ laj ranmak, xpe rechak xeˈ jbˈijtak re man rey juntir nen xansaj re sicˈ rich mocomak.

32 Xpe man rey, xtak chic jsiqˈuij man mocom ri xcuy jmac riqˈui jcˈas y xij re: ¡At etzl mocom, in xincuyaˈ amac riqˈui juntir acˈas wiqˈuil jwiˈl xatzˈonaj jcuyic amac chinwch! 33 Y at, ¿nen chac taˈ xawil cˈur jwich jun awich mocom chapcaˈ rilic cˈur awch at ximbˈan? xcheˈ re.

34 Subˈlaj xpe retzal man rey chirij, xtak jbˈanic subˈlaj cˈax re asta tina jtojna juntir jcˈas riqˈuil. 35 Y jilonli tran chawechak Inkaj ri wiˈ lecj wi taˈ tzˈet nojel awanmak tacuytak jmac jun awechˈelxicak chwij neri wich ulew, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij.

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).