Matthew 18:9-11
Living Bible
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. Better to enter heaven with one eye than to be in hell with two.
10 “Beware that you don’t look down upon a single one of these little children. For I tell you that in heaven their angels have constant access[a] to my Father. 11 And I, the Messiah,[b] came to save the lost.
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- Matthew 18:10 have constant access, or “do always behold.”
- Matthew 18:11 the Messiah, literally, “the Son of Man.” Verse 11 is left out of many manuscripts, some ancient.
Matthew 18:9-11
New International Version
9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(A) 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.(B)
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(C)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(D) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
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