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CHAPTER 7.
 T THE same
time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven?
. .2 And Jesus called a
little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
. .3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be
converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
. .4 Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.
Woe unto the world because of its stumbling
blocks! for it must needs be that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that
man by whom the stumbling block cometh!
. .6
And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut them off, and
cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or
maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into
everlasting fire.
. .7 And if thine eye
causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better
for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to
be cast into hell fire.
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep,
and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine upon
the mountains, and goeth and seeketh that which is gone astray?
. .9 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto
you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which
went not astray.
. .10 Even so it is not the
will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones
should perish.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass
against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he
shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
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.12 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two
more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
established.
. .13 And if he shall neglect
to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect even to hear the
church, let him be unto thee as a Gentile man and a publican.
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how
oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven
times?
. .15 Jesus saith unto him, I say not
unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened
unto a certain king, which would settle accounts with his
servants.
. .17 And when he had begun to
reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand
talents.
. .18 But forasmuch as he had not
wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and
children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
. .19 The servant therefore fell down, and bowed
before him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee
all.
. .20 Then the lord of that servant was
moved with compassion, and released him, and forgave him the
debt.
. .21 But the same servant went out,
and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred denarii:
and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that
thou owest.
. .22 So his fellowservant fell
down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I
will pay thee all.
. .23 And he would not:
but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
. .24 So when his fellowservants saw what was done,
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done.
. .25 Then his lord, after that he had
called him, said unto him, Thou wicked servant! I forgave thee all that
debt, because thou didst beseech me:
. .26
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as
I had mercy on thee?
. .27 And his lord was
wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that
was due unto him.
. .28 So likewise shall my
heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every
one his brother.
After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city
and place, whither he himself would come.
.
.30 And he said unto them, The harvest is great, but the labourers
are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send
forth labourers into his harvest.
. .31 Go
your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
. .32 Carry neither purse, nor bag, nor shoes: and
salute no man by the way.
. .33 And into
whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
. .34 And if a son of peace be there, your peace
shall rest upon him: if not, it shall turn to you again.
. .35 And in the same house remain, eating and
drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Go not from house to house.
. .36 And into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you:
. .37 But into whatsoever city
ye enter, and they receive you not, go ye into the streets of the same,
and say,
. .38 Even the very dust of your
city, which cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you:
notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh
unto you.
. .39 But I say unto you, that it
shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at
hand.
. .41 His brethren therefore said unto
him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the
works that thou doest.
. .42 For no man
doeth any thing in secret, if he himself seeketh to be known openly. If
thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
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.43 For even his brethren did not believe in him.
. .44 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet
come: but your time is alway at hand.
. .45
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that
the works thereof are evil.
. .46 Go ye up
unto this feast: I go not up unto this feast: for my time is not yet full
come.
When he had said these words unto them, he
abode still in Galilee.
. .48 But when his
brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly,
but as it were in secret.
. .49 Now the Jews
sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
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.50 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him:
for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the
people.
. .51 Howbeit no man spake openly of
him for fear of the Jews.
. .52 Now about
the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.
. .53 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How hath this
man received learning, having never studied?
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.54 Jesus answered them, and said,
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.55 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the
law? Why do ye seek to kill me?
. .56 The
people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who seeketh to kill
thee?
. .57 Jesus answered and said unto
them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
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.58 Moses gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses,
but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath do circumcise a man.
. .59 If a man on the sabbath receive circumcision,
that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I
have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
. .60 Judge not according to the appearance, but
judge with righteous judgment.
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not
this he, whom they seek to kill?
. .62 And,
lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know
indeed that this is the Christ?
. .63 The
Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and
the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize him.
. .64 So there was a division among the people
because of him.
. .65 And some of them would
have seized him; but no man laid hands on him.
.
.66 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and
they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
.
.67 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
. .68 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also
deceived?
. .69 Have any of the rulers or of
the Pharisees believed in him?
. .70 But
this people who knoweth not the law are accursed.
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.71 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus beforetime,
being one of them,)
. .72 Doth our law judge
any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
. .73 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also
of Galilee? Search, and thou shalt find that out of Galilee ariseth no
prophet.
. .74 And every man went unto his
own house.
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