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Mateus 18 — Bíblia The Message, 2002 | Gospelmais
34 versículos · The Message, 2002
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1At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, "Who gets the highest rank in God's kingdom?"
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1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
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2For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room,
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2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
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3and said, "I'm telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you're not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in.
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3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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4Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom.
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4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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5What's more, when you receive the childlike on my account, it's the same as receiving me.
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5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
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6"But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you'll soon wish you hadn't. You'd be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck.
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6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
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7Doom to the world for giving these God-believing children a hard time! Hard times are inevitable, but you don't have to make it worse—and it's doomsday to you if you do.
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7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
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8"If your hand or your foot gets in the way of God, chop it off and throw it away. You're better off maimed or lame and alive than the proud owners of two hands and two feet, godless in a furnace of eternal fire.
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8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, 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.
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9And if your eye distracts you from God, pull it out and throw it away. You're better off one-eyed and alive than exercising your twenty-twenty vision from inside the fire of hell.
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9And if thine eye offend thee, 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.
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10"Watch that you don't treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don't you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven?
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10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
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11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
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12"Look at it this way. If someone has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders off, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine and go after the one?
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12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
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13And if he finds it, doesn't he make far more over it than over the ninety-nine who stay put?
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13And 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.
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14Your Father in heaven feels the same way. He doesn't want to lose even one of these simple believers.
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14Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
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15"If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him—work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you've made a friend.
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15Moreover 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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16If he won't listen, take one or two others along so that the presence of witnesses will keep things honest, and try again.
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16But 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.
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17If he still won't listen, tell the church. If he won't listen to the church, you'll have to start over from scratch, confront him with the need for repentance, and offer again God's forgiving love.
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17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
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18"Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this.
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18Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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19When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action.
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19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
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20And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I'll be there."
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20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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21At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, "Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?"
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21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
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22Jesus replied, "Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.
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22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
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23"The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants.
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23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
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24As he got under way, one servant was brought before him who had run up a debt of a hundred thousand dollars.
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24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
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25He couldn't pay up, so the king ordered the man, along with his wife, children, and goods, to be auctioned off at the slave market.
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25But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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26"The poor wretch threw himself at the king's feet and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.'
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26The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
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27Touched by his plea, the king let him off, erasing the debt.
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27Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
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28"The servant was no sooner out of the room when he came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him ten dollars. He seized him by the throat and demanded, 'Pay up. Now!'
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28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
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29"The poor wretch threw himself down and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.'
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29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
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30But he wouldn't do it. He had him arrested and put in jail until the debt was paid.
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30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
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31When the other servants saw this going on, they were outraged and brought a detailed report to the king.
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31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
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32"The king summoned the man and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave your entire debt when you begged me for mercy.
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32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
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33Shouldn't you be compelled to be merciful to your fellow servant who asked for mercy?'
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33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
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34The king was furious and put the screws to the man until he paid back his entire debt.
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34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
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35And that's exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn't forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy."
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35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.