Matthew 18:10
8 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 to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9 And if your eye causes you to sin, 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.
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- KJV
- Take 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.
- WEB
- See that you don’t 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.
- ASV
- See 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 who is in heaven.
- DARBY
- See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.
- BLB
- See that you⁺ do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you⁺ that their angels in the heavens always see the face of My Father who [is] in the heavens.
- ÅB
- «Se til at dere ikke forakter en av disse små! For jeg sier dere at englene deres i himmelen alltid ser ansiktet til min himmelske Far.
- OTB
- «Vær forsiktig så dere ikke ser ned på en av disse små. For jeg sier dere at deres engler i himmelen alltid ser min Fars ansikt i himmelen.
- B1930
- Se til at I ikke forakter en av disse små! for jeg sier eder at deres engler i himmelen ser alltid min himmelske Faders åsyn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 91:11
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Read in contextPsalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextLuke 16:22
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Read in contextActs 12:7–11
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
Read in context2 Kings 6:16–17
“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Read in contextMatthew 18:6
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Read in contextMatthew 18:14
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
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