MATTHEW 18 1-11

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1 - At about that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, Jesus set him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I tell you, unless you turn [stréphō – properly, to turn, transition, figuratively to convert by changing (switching) direction, i.e. go the other way, do an about-face] and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefor, whoever humbles theirself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

     5 “And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me. 6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to fall, it would be better for them to have a great millstone fastened around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

     7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! {To dissolution.} For it’s bound to be that temptations come, but woe to the one, by whom, the temptation comes! 8 So if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better for you to come into life crippled or lame, than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the aiónios [age-long, of a duration] fire. {Entropy, life as we presently know it, this slow gehenna fade.. pluck a leaf from the tree and watch the slow burn. Same entropy/imperfection can, and does flare up into fiery judgments ..because imperfect is also an abyss of potential and all its fiery trials and torments.}

     9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away! It’s better for you to come into life one eyed, than with two eyes to be thrown [balló - thrown, cast, put, placed] into the fiery gehenna {fiery trials, wrath, cause and effect.} 10 “See that you do not abuse [kataphroneó - despise, scorn, disregard, esteem lightly] one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always looking upon the face of my Father.

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Tomorrows verses - Matthew 18:12-20

My own studies. Verses paraphrased.