Vayishlach Gospel

MattithYahu 17 - 18
Mat 17:1 And after six days יהושע took Kĕpha, and Ya`akov̱, and Yochanan his brother, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves,
Mat 17:2 and He was transformed before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as the light.
Mat 17:3 And see, Moshe and Ěliyahu appeared to them, talking with Him.
Mat 17:4 And Kĕpha answering, said to יהושע, “Master, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, let us make here three Succot: one for You, one for Moshe, and one for Ěliyahu.”1 Footnote:1Mark 9:4.
Mat 17:5 While he was still speaking, see, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And see, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I did delight. Hear Him!”
Mat 17:6 And when the talmidim heard, they fell on their faces and were much afraid.
Mat 17:7 But יהושע came near and touched them and said, “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
Mat 17:8 And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but יהושע only.
Mat 17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, יהושע commanded them, saying, “Do not mention the vision to anyone until the Son of Aḏam is raised from the dead.”
Mat 17:10 And His talmidim asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Ěliyahu has to come first?”
Mat 17:11 And יהושע answering, said to them, “Ěliyahu is indeed coming first, and shall restore all matters.1 Footnote:1See Mark 9:12 and Acts 3:21.
Mat 17:12 “But I say to you that Ěliyahu has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they wished. In this way the Son of Aḏam is also about to suffer by them.”
Mat 17:13 Then the talmidim understood that He had spoken to them about Yochanan the Immerser.
Mat 17:14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,
Mat 17:15 “Master, have compassion on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers badly, for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Mat 17:16 “And I brought him to Your talmidim, but they were unable to heal him.”
Mat 17:17 And יהושע answering, said, “O generation, unbelieving and perverted, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”
Mat 17:18 And יהושע rebuked the demon, and he came out of him. And the child was healed from that hour.
Mat 17:19 Then the talmidim came to יהושע by Himself and said, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”
Mat 17:20 And יהושע said to them, “Because of your unbelief, for truly, I say to you, if you have belief as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move. And no matter shall be impossible for you.
Mat 17:21 “But this kind does not go out except through prayer and fasting.”
Mat 17:22 And while they were staying in Galil, יהושע said to them, “The Son of Aḏam is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
Mat 17:23 and they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised up.” And they were deeply grieved.
Mat 17:24 And when they came into Kephar Naḥum, those who received the tax came to Kĕpha and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the tax?”
Mat 17:25 He said, “Yea.” And when he came into the house, יהושע spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Shimʽon? From whom do the sovereigns of the earth take toll or tax, from their own sons or from the strangers?”
Mat 17:26 Kĕpha then said to Him, “From the strangers.” יהושע said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.
Mat 17:27 “But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a piece of money. Take that and give it to them for Me and you.”
Mat 18:1 At that time the talmidim came to יהושע, saying, “Who, then, is greatest in the reign of the heavens?”
Mat 18:2 And יהושע called a little child to Him, set him in their midst,
Mat 18:3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become as little children, you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens.
Mat 18:4 “Whoever then humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the reign of the heavens.
Mat 18:5 “And whoever receives one little child like this in My Name receives Me.
Mat 18:6 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mat 18:7 “Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! For it is necessary that stumbling-blocks come, but woe to that man by whom the stumbling-block comes!
Mat 18:8 “And if your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the everlasting fire.
Mat 18:9 “And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be thrown into the fire of Gehenna.
Mat 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in the heavens their messengers always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens.
Mat 18:11 “For the Son of Aḏam has come to save what was lost.
Mat 18:12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, would he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains, going to seek the one that is straying?
Mat 18:13 “And if he should find it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Mat 18:14 “Thus it is not the desire of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be lost.
Mat 18:15 “And if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him, between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
Mat 18:16 “But if he does not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word might be established.’
Mat 18:17 “And if he refuses to hear them, say it to the assembly. And if he refuses even to hear the assembly, let him be to you like a gentile and a tax collector.
Mat 18:18 “Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind1 on earth shall be having been bound1 in heaven, and whatever you loosen1 on earth shall be having been loosened1 in heaven. Footnote: 1Binding and loosening is Heḇrew idiom for exercising authority (to prohibit and permit).
Mat 18:19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning any matter that they ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in the heavens.
Mat 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in My Name, there I am in their midst.”
Mat 18:21 Then Kĕpha came to Him and said, “Master, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
Mat 18:22 יהושע said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
Mat 18:23 “Because of this the reign of the heavens is like a certain man, a sovereign who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
Mat 18:24 “And when he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents,
Mat 18:25 but as he was unable to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Mat 18:26 “Then the slave fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I shall pay you all.’
Mat 18:27 “And the master of that slave was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
Mat 18:28 “And that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred pieces of money. And he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
Mat 18:29 “Then his fellow slave fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I shall pay you all.’
Mat 18:30 “But he would not, and went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.
Mat 18:31 “And when his fellow slaves saw what had been done, they were deeply grieved, and came and reported to their master all that had taken place.
Mat 18:32 “Then his master called him and said to him, ‘Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt seeing you begged me.
Mat 18:33 ‘Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow slave, as I also had compassion on you?’
Mat 18:34 “And his master was wroth, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.
Mat 18:35 “So also My heavenly Father shall do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”