Mateo 18

1En aquel tiempo, los discípulos se llegaron a Jesús y le preguntaron: “En conclusión, ¿quién es el mayor en el reino de los cielos?”

2Entonces, Él llamó a sí a un niño, lo puso en medio de ellos,

3y dijo: “En verdad, os digo, si no volviereis a ser como los niños, no entraréis en el reino de los cielos.

4Quien se hiciere pequeño como este niñito, ese es el mayor en el reino de los cielos.

5Y quien recibe en mi nombre a un niño como este, a Mí me recibe”.

6“Pero quien encandalizare a uno solo de estos pequeños que creen en Mí, más le valdría que se le suspendiese al cuello una piedra de molino de las que mueve un asno, y que fuese sumergido en el abismo del mar.

7¡Ay del mundo por los escándalosPorque forzoso es que vengan escándalos, pero ¡ay del hombre por quien el escándalo viene!

8Si tu mano o tu pie te hace tropezar, córtalo y arrójalo lejos de ti. Más te vale entrar en la vida manco o cojo, que ser, con tus dos manos o tus dos pies, echado en el fuego eterno.

9Y si tu ojo te hace tropezar, sácalo y arrójalo lejos de ti. Más te vale entrar en la vida con un solo ojo, que ser, con tus dos ojos, arrojado en la gehenna del fuego.

10Guardaos de despreciar a uno solo de estos pequeños, porque os digo que sus ángeles, en los cielos, ven continuamente la faz de mi Padre celestial.

11[Porque el Hijo del hombre ha venido a salvar lo que estaba perdido]”.

12“¿Qué os parece? Si un hombre tiene cien ovejas y una de ellas se llega a descarriar, ¿no dejará sobre las montañas las noventa y nueve, para ir en busca de la que se descarrió?

13Y si llega a encontrarla, en verdad, os digo, tiene más gozo por ella que por las otras noventa y nueve, que no se descarriaron.

14De la misma manera, no es voluntad de vuestro Padre celestial que se pierda uno de estos pequeños”.

15“Si tu hermano peca [contra ti] repréndelo entre ti y él solo; si te escucha, habrás ganado a tu hermano.

16Si no te escucha toma todavía contigo un hombre o dos, para que por boca de dos testigos o tres conste toda palabra.

17Si a ellos no escucha, dilo a la Iglesia. Y si no escucha tampoco a la Iglesia, sea para ti como un pagano y como un publicano.

18En verdad, os digo, todo lo que atareis sobre la tierra, será atado en el cielo, y todo lo que desatareis sobre la tierra, será desatado en el cielo”.

19“De nuevo, en verdad, os digo, si dos de entre vosotros sobre la tierra se concertaren acerca de toda cosa que pidan, les vendrá de mi Padre celestial.

20Porque allí donde dos o tres están reunidos por causa mía, allí estoy Yo en medio de ellos”.

21Entonces Pedro le dijo: “Señor, ¿cuántas veces pecará mi hermano contra mí y le perdonaré? ¿Hasta siete veces?”

22Jesús le dijo: “No te digo hasta siete veces, sino hasta setenta veces siete.

23Por eso el reino de los cielos es semejante a un rey que quiso ajustar cuentas con sus siervos.

24Y cuando comenzó a ajustarlas, le trajeron a uno que le era deudor de diez mil talentos.

25Como no tenía con qué pagar, mandó el Señor que lo vendiesen a él, a su mujer y a sus hijos y todo cuanto tenía y se pagase la deuda.

26Entonces arrojándose a sus pies el siervo, postrado, le decía: “Ten paciencia conmigo, y te pagaré todo”

27Movido a compasión el amo de este siervo, lo dejó ir y le perdonó la deuda.

28Al salir, este siervo encontró a uno de sus compañeros, que le debía cien denarios, y agarrándolo, lo sofocaba y decía: “Paga lo que debes”.

29Su compañero, cayendo a sus pies, le suplicaba y decía: “Ten paciencia conmigo y te pagaré”.

30Mas él no quiso, y lo echó a la cárcel, hasta que pagase la deuda.

31Pero, al ver sus compañeros lo ocurrido, se contristaron sobremanera y fueron y contaron al amo todo lo que había sucedido.

32Entonces lo llamó su señor y le dijo: “Mal siervo, yo te perdoné toda aquella deuda como me suplicaste.

33¿No debías tú también compadecerte de tu compañero, puesto que yo me compadecí de ti?”

34Y encolerizado su señor, lo entregó a los verdugos hasta que hubiese pagado toda su deuda.

35Esto hará con vosotros mi Padre celestial si no perdonáis de corazón cada uno a su hermano”.

1In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes: Quis, putas, major est in regno cælorum?

2Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,

3et dixit: Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, et efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum cælorum.

4Quicumque ergo humiliaverit se sicut parvulus iste, hic est major in regno cælorum.

5Et qui susceperit unum parvulum talem in nomine meo, me suscipit:

6qui autem scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, qui in me credunt, expedit ei ut suspendatur mola asinaria in collo ejus, et demergatur in profundum maris.

7Væ mundo a scandalis ! Necesse est enim ut veniant scandala: verumtamen væ homini illi, per quem scandalum venit.

8Si autem manus tua, vel pes tuus scandalizat te, abscide eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est ad vitam ingredi debilem, vel claudum, quam duas manus vel duos pedes habentem mitti in ignem æternum.

9Et si oculus tuus scandalizat te, erue eum, et projice abs te: bonum tibi est cum uno oculo in vitam intrare, quam duos oculos habentem mitti in gehennam ignis.

10Videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis: dico enim vobis, quia angeli eorum in cælis semper vident faciem Patris mei, qui in cælis est.

11Venit enim Filius hominis salvare quod perierat.

12Quid vobis videtur? si fuerint alicui centum oves, et erravit una ex eis: nonne relinquit nonaginta novem in montibus, et vadit quærere eam quæ erravit?

13Et si contigerit ut inveniat eam: amen dico vobis, quia gaudet super eam magis quam super nonaginta novem, quæ non erraverunt.

14Sic non est voluntas ante Patrem vestrum, qui in cælis est, ut pereat unus de pusillis istis.

15Si autem peccaverit in te frater tuus, vade, et corripe eum inter te, et ipsum solum: si te audierit, lucratus eris fratrem tuum.

16Si autem te non audierit, adhibe tecum adhuc unum, vel duos, ut in ore duorum, vel trium testium stet omne verbum.

17Quod si non audierit eos: dic ecclesiæ. Si autem ecclesiam non audierit, sit tibi sicut ethnicus et publicanus.

18Amen dico vobis, quæcumque alligaveritis super terram, erunt ligata et in cælo: et quæcumque solveritis super terram, erunt soluta et in cælo.

19Iterum dico vobis, quia si duo ex vobis consenserint super terram, de omni re quamcumque petierint, fiet illis a Patre meo, qui in cælis est.

20Ubi enim sunt duo vel tres congregati in nomine meo, ibi sum in medio eorum.

21Tunc accedens Petrus ad eum, dixit: Domine, quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam ei? usque septies?

22Dicit illi Jesus: Non dico tibi usque septies: sed usque septuagies septies.

23Ideo assimilatum est regnum cælorum homini regi, qui voluit rationem ponere cum servis suis.

24Et cum cœpisset rationem ponere, oblatus est ei unus, qui debebat ei decem millia talenta.

25Cum autem non haberet unde redderet, jussit eum dominus ejus venundari, et uxorem ejus, et filios, et omnia quæ habebat, et reddi.

26Procidens autem servus ille, orabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.

27Misertus autem dominus servi illius, dimisit eum, et debitum dimisit ei.

28Egressus autem servus ille invenit unum de conservis suis, qui debebat ei centum denarios: et tenens suffocavit eum, dicens: Redde quod debes.

29Et procidens conservus ejus, rogabat eum, dicens: Patientiam habe in me, et omnia reddam tibi.

30Ille autem noluit: sed abiit, et misit eum in carcerem donec redderet debitum.

31Videntes autem conservi ejus quæ fiebant, contristati sunt valde: et venerunt, et narraverunt domino suo omnia quæ facta fuerant.

32Tunc vocavit illum dominus suus: et ait illi: Serve nequam, omne debitum dimisi tibi quoniam rogasti me:

33nonne ergo oportuit et te misereri conservi tui, sicut et ego tui misertus sum?

34Et iratus dominus ejus tradidit eum tortoribus, quoadusque redderet universum debitum.

35Sic et Pater meus cælestis faciet vobis, si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris.

1At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

2And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them,

3And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

5And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

6But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.

7Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

8And if thy hand, or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.

9And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

10See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

12What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go to seek that which is gone astray?

13And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray.

14Even so it is not the will of your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

15But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.

16And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand.

17And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

18Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven; and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.

19Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning any thing whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven.

20For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

21Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times.

23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.

24And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

25And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

27And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt.

28But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest.

29And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

31Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came and told their lord all that was done.

32Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

33Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?

34And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt.

35So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.