Matthew 18
Matthew 18
Who came to speak with Jesus? (verse 1)
What did they ask Jesus about? (verse 1)
What did they want to know about the kingdom of heaven? (verse 1)
Who did Jesus call to Him? (verse 2)
Where did Jesus put the child? (verse 2)
What did Jesus say about entering the kingdom of heaven? (verse 3)
Who does Jesus say is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (verse 4)
In what way would someone liken themselves to the child? (verse 4)
Who does Jesus say receives Him? (verse 5)
In whose name does the person receive one such child? (Verse 5)
What about whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Jesus to sin? (verse 6)
Who does Jesus say Woe to? (verse 7)
Why does Jesus say Woe to the world? (verse 7)
Does Jesus say it is necessary that temptations come? (verse 7)
Who does Jesus say woe to? (verse 7)
What is the next allegorical or non-allegorical order does Jesus give? (Verse 8-9)
What actions are being compared first? (verse 8)
What actions are being compared next? (verse 9)
What does Jesus say that we should not do? (Verse 10)
Why does Jesus say not to despise one of these little ones? (verse 10)
What is the next parable that Jesus tells? (Verse 12-20)
How many sheep describe the man as having? (verse 12)
How many went astray? (verse 12)
What question does Jesus ask about the man? (Verse 12)
What does Jesus say about if the man finds the sheep? (Verse 13)
Does he rejoice over it more over it than the ninety-nine that never went astray? (verse 13)
What does Jesus say about our Father in heaven's will? (verse 14)
How does He address our Father in heaven? (Verse 14)
If your brother sins against you, what should you do? (verse 15)
Who should you go and tell? (verse 15)
What should you go tell him? (verse 15)
Who should you tell it between? (verse 15)
What have you gained if your brother listens to you? (verse 15)
What does Jesus say to do if he does not listen? (verse 16)
How many should you take along with you? (verse 16)
Why should you take them along with you? (verse 16)
What may be established? (verse 16)
How are they established? (verse 16)
What if your brother refuses to listen to them? (verse 17)
Who should you tell it to? (verses 17)
What if your brother refuses to listen even to the church? (verse 17)
What does Jesus say about what you bind on earth? (verse 18)
What does Jesus say about what you loose on earth? (verse 18)
What does Jesus say after this? (verse 19-20)
Who then came up to Jesus? (verse 21)
How does he address Jesus? (verse 21)
What is he asking about and how many times specifically does he ask about? (verse 21)
How did Jesus reply to Peter? (verse 21)
How many times specifically did Jesus say? (verse 22)
What is the next parable Jesus tells? (verse 23-35)
What is being compared to the kingdom of heaven? (Verse 23)
Who owed the king ten thousand talents? (Verse 23)
Could the man pay? (Verse 25)
What did his master order? (Verse 25)
What was to be made? (Verse 25)
What was the servant's response? (verse 26)
How did the servant ask? (Verse 26)
What did the servant ask for? (verse 26)
what did the servant say they would do? (Verse 26)
Out of what did the master of the servant release him? (verses 27)
What did the master forgive? (Verse 27)
Who went out and found one of his fellow servants who owned him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.'?
What did his fellow servant do? (verse 29)
What does his fellow servant ask for? (verse 29)
What does his fellow servant say he will do? (Verse 29)
Did the servant free his fellow servant and forgive his debts? (verse 29)
Who saw what he had done? (Verse 31)
What was their reaction? (Verse 31)
Who did they report to? (Verse 31)
Who did his master summon? (verse 32)
How did his master address him? (Verse 32)
What did his master do for him and why? (verse 32)
What does his master say about the servant's actions? (Verse 33)
How should he have had mercy? (Verse 33)
How did his master act? (verse 34)
Who did his master deliver him to? (verse 34)
Who also will do this to every one if we do not forgive our brother from our hearts? (Verse 35)
Further Questions:
Who is Jesus addressing in verse 12?
Application:
Lord, we come before you as children
May we receive your children
and never cause any one to sin
May we cast away all that causes us to sin
May we seek the ones that you will rejoice over
May we gain the brothers we've lost
Forgiving all, may we live righteously
in the freedom you have granted us
Through Jesus Christ and your pity
for our complete lostness without you
leaving no nothing unforgiven,
May we forgive all from our heart
Matthew 18English Standard Version (ESV)
Who Is the Greatest?
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Temptations to Sin
7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin![b] For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell[c] of fire.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.[d] 12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So it is not the will of my[e]Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
If Your Brother Sins Against You
15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[f]in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.[g] 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.[h] 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant[i] fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii,[j] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers,[k] until he should pay all his debt.35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
Footnotes:
- Matthew 18:6 Greek causes… to stumble; also verses 8, 9
- Matthew 18:7 Greek stumbling blocks
- Matthew 18:9 Greek Gehenna
- Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
- Matthew 18:14 Some manuscripts your
- Matthew 18:18 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
- Matthew 18:23 Or bondservants; also verses 28, 31
- Matthew 18:24 A talent was a monetary unit worth about twenty years' wages for a laborer
- Matthew 18:26 Or bondservant; also verses 27, 28, 29, 32, 33
- Matthew 18:28 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Matthew 18:34 Greek torturers
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