Verš 1
In that hour, the disciples drew near to Jesus, saying, “Whom do you consider to be greater in the kingdom of heaven?”
Mk 9:34 - And sitting down, he called the twelve, and he said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be the last of all and the minister of all.”
Lk 9:46 - Now an idea entered into them, as to which of them was greater.
Lk 22:24 - Now there was also a contention among them, as to which of them seemed to be the greater.
Verš 3
And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mt 19:14 - Yet truly, Jesus said to them: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them. For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”
1Kor 14:20 - Brothers, do not choose to have the minds of children. Instead, be free of malice like infants, but be mature in your minds.
1Pt 2:2 - Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation,
Verš 4
Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
1Pt 5:6 - And so, be humbled under the powerful hand of God, so that he may exalt you in the time of visitation.
Verš 5
And whoever shall accept one such little child in my name, accepts me.
Mk 9:37 - John responded to him by saying, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name; he does not follow us, and so we prohibited him.”
Lk 9:48 - And he said to them: “Whoever will receive this child in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him who sent me. For whoever is the lesser among you all, the same is greater.”
Jn 13:20 - Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives anyone whom I send, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives him who sent me.”
Verš 6
But whoever will have led astray one of these little ones, who trust in me, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck, and to be submerged in the depths of the sea.
Mk 9:42 - And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life disabled, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire,
Lk 17:2 - It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.
Verš 7
Woe to a world that leads people astray! Although it is necessary for temptations to arise, nevertheless: Woe to that man through whom temptation arises!
1Kor 11:19 - For there must also be heresies, so that those who have been tested may be made manifest among you.
Mt 26:24 - Indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written about him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
Sk 2:23 - This man, under the definitive plan and foreknowledge of God, was delivered by the hands of the unjust, afflicted, and put to death.
Sk 4:27 - For truly Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, joined together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed
Verš 8
So if your hand or your foot leads you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life disabled or lame, than to be sent into eternal fire having two hands or two feet.
Dt 13:6 - If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or daughter, or your wife who is in your bosom, or your friend, whom you love like your own soul, were willing to persuade you secretly, saying: ‘Let us go, and serve foreign gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known,
Mt 5:29 - And if your right eye causes you to sin, root it out and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body be cast into Hell.
Mk 9:43 - where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.
Verš 10
See to it that you do not despise even one of these little ones. For I say to you, that their Angels in heaven continually look upon the face of my Father, who is in heaven.
Ž 34:7 - For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.
Verš 11
For the Son of man has come to save what had been lost.
Lk 19:10 - For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”
Verš 12
How does it seem to you? If someone has one hundred sheep, and if one of them has gone astray, should he not leave behind the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go out to seek what has gone astray?
Lk 15:4 - “What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it?
Verš 15
But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
Lv 19:17 - You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but reprove him openly, lest you have sin over him.
Prís 17:10 - A correction benefits more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Lk 17:3 - Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.
Jak 5:19 - My brothers, if anyone of you strays from the truth, and if someone converts him,
Verš 16
But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.
Nm 35:30 - The punishment of a murderer shall be based upon testimony; but no one shall be condemned upon the testimony of only one person.
Dt 17:6 - By the mouth of two or three witnesses, he who is to be put to death shall perish. Let no one be killed with only one person speaking testimony against him.
Dt 19:15 - One witness shall not stand against another, no matter what the sin or outrage may be. For every word shall stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.
Jn 8:17 - And it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.
2Kor 13:1 - Behold, this is the third time that I am coming to you. By the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word shall stand.
Heb 10:28 - If someone dies for acting against the law of Moses, and is shown no compassion because of two or three witnesses,
Verš 17
And if he will not listen to them, tell the Church. But if he will not listen to the Church, let him be to you like the pagan and the tax collector.
2Sol 3:14 - But if anyone does not obey our word by this epistle, take note of him and do 680 not keep company with him, so that he may be ashamed.
1Kor 5:9 - As I have written to you in an epistle: “Do not associate with fornicators,”
2Sol 3:14 - But if anyone does not obey our word by this epistle, take note of him and do 680 not keep company with him, so that he may be ashamed.
Verš 18
Amen I say to you, whatever you will have bound on earth, shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you will have released on earth, shall be released also in heaven.
Mt 16:19 - And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound, even in heaven. And whatever you shall release on earth shall be released, even in heaven.”
Jn 20:23 - Those whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and those whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.”
Verš 35
So, too, shall my heavenly Father do to you, if each one of you will not forgive his brother from your hearts.”
Mt 6:14 - For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.
Mk 11:26 - But if you will not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive you your sins.”
Jak 2:13 - For judgment is without mercy toward him who has not shown mercy. But mercy exalts itself above judgment.
Verš 20
For wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I, in their midst.”
Lk 24:15 - And it happened that, while they were speculating and questioning within themselves, Jesus himself, drawing near, traveled with them.
Lk 24:36 - Then, while they were talking about these things, 614 Jesus stood in their midst, And he said to them: “Peace be with you. It is I. Do not be afraid.”
Verš 21
Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?”
Lk 17:4 - And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”
Verš 22
Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.
Mt 6:14 - For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses.
Mk 11:25 - And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.
Kol 3:13 - Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.
Verš 25
But since he did not have any way to repay it, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, in order to repay it.
Mt 5:25 - Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are still on the way with him, lest perhaps the adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown in prison.
Mt 18,1-11 - Mk 9, 33–37.42–47; Lk 9, 46–48; 17, 1–2.
Mt 18,7 - Pohoršenie – zlé slovo, zlý príklad a vôbec všetko, čo iného zvádza na hriech. Vždy budú ľudia, ktorí svoju slobodu zneužijú na zlé.
Mt 18,11 - Tento verš je interpolácia z 19, 10. Neovulgáta ho vynecháva. V niektorých rukopisoch sa nachádza v znení: "Syn človeka totiž prišiel zachrániť, čo sa stratilo."
Mt 18,12-14 - Lk 15, 4–7.
Mt 18,16 - Porov. Dt 19, 15.
Mt 18,18 - Ako predtým (Mt 16, 19) prisľúbil Ježiš Petrovi najvyššiu moc v Cirkvi, teraz dáva celému zboru apoštolov zákonodarnú a sudcovskú moc. Táto moc prešla na nástupcov apoštolov – na biskupov, ktorých Boh ustanovil, aby spravovali jeho Cirkev (Sk 20, 28). Slová "nech ti je ako pohan a mýtnik" (v. 17) poukazujú na to, že Cirkev má moc neposlušníkov vyobcovať.
Mt 18,21-22 - Lk 17, 3–4.
Mt 18,24 - Desaťtisíc talentov alebo hrivien (talent ako najvyššia hmotnostná i peňažná jednotka v starom Grécku: 1 talent = 60 mín = 6 000 drachiem = 26,2 kg striebra) predstavuje obrovskú hodnotu.
Mt 18,28 - Denár – starorímska strieborná minca – predstavovala dennú mzdu robotníka vo vinici (Mt 20, 2). Sto denárov teda znamená omnoho menšiu podlžnosť oproti desaťtisíc talentom.
