Matthew Chapter 18
The crew pulled up to Jesus, asking, "Who’s the real MVP in heaven?"
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
So Jesus brought over a little kid and said, "Come vibe with us."
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
He straight up told them, "No cap, unless you switch your style and roll like these kids, you can’t enter heaven."
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever stays low-key like this child? That's the ultimate MVP in heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
If you show love to a kid like this in my name, you’re basically showing love to me, fr.
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
But if you mess with one of these littles who believe in me? Better pray a millstone doesn’t end up around your neck, 'cause sinking in the ocean is a whole vibe.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and {that} he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Honestly, the world’s messy 'cause of all the drama! Offenses are bound to happen, but woe to the one who kicks it off!
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
So if your hand or foot is trippin’, just chop it off, fam. Way better to roll into life missing a limb than to be thrown into the fire, no cap.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast {them} from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
And if your eye is acting sus, just pluck it out! Better to vibe with one eye than to be thrown into hellfire with both.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast {it} from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
For real, don’t sleep on the little ones; their angels are always flexing in front of my Father in heaven.
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.
The Son of Man came to rescue the lost vibes, no cap.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Yo, if a dude's got a hundred sheep and one bounces, he’s not just chilling with the 99, right? He’s gonna go hunt down that lost one, fr.
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
And if he finds it, for real, he’s way more hyped about that one sheep than the 99 that stayed, periodt.
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that {sheep}, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
For sure, it’s not the Father’s vibe in heaven for even one of these littles to go missing.
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
If your bro messes up, hit him up directly and let him know what’s up; if he listens, you just leveled up your friendship, bet.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But if he’s not down to hear it, grab a couple more peeps so everything’s cool when you talk, no cap.
But if he will not hear {thee, then} take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
If he still doesn’t wanna hear it, spill the tea to the church; if he ignores the church too, treat him like a total outsider, savage.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell {it} unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
For real, whatever you lock down on earth is locked in heaven, and whatever you let go of here is let go up there, lit.
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Again, I’m saying, if two of you are in agreement on anything down here, my Father in heaven's got your back, fr.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Where two or three are vibing in my name, I’m right there with them, no cap.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Peter rolled up to Jesus and asked, "Yo, how many times should I forgive my bro for messing up? Like, seven times?"
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus hit him back with, "Nah fam, not just seven times, but like seventy times seven. No cap."
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
So, the kingdom of heaven is kinda like a king who wanted to check on his squad.
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
When he started counting, they brought him a dude who owed ten thousand talents. That’s a lot, fam.
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. {talents: a talent is seven hundred and fifty ounces of silver, which after five shillings the ounce is pounds shillings}
But since dude was broke, the king was like, "Sell him, his fam, and all his stuff to get the cash."
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
The servant dropped to the ground, begging, "Please, just give me time and I’ll pay you back, fr."
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. {worshipped him: or, besought him}
The king felt for him and let him go, totally forgiving the debt. Goated move.
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
But then that same dude bounced out and found a homie who owed him a hundred pence. He grabbed him and said, "Run me my money!"
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took {him} by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. {pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}
His homie fell down and begged, "Chill, just give me time and I’ll pay you back, promise!"
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
But he wasn’t having it; he tossed him in jail until he could cough up the cash.
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
So when his homies saw what went down, they were super bummed and went to tell their boss everything that happened.
So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Then his boss called him over and said, "Bro, you savage! I wiped your whole debt 'cause you asked me to."
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
Shouldn't you have shown some rizz for your fellow servant, just like I showed you?
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
His boss was mad and sent him to the tormentors until he paid every last cent.
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
So for real, my heavenly Father will do the same to you if you don’t forgive your bros from the heart.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.