Study it in the app“See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.”
See thatὉρᾶτεyou do notμὴdespiseκαταφρονήσητεoneἑνὸςof theseτῶν τούτωνlittle ones;μικρῶνforγὰρI tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιtheir angelsοἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτῶνinἐνheavenοὐρανοῖςalwaysδιὰ παντὸςseeβλέπουσιthe faceτὸ πρόσωπονof my Fatherτοῦ πατρός μουwho isτοῦinἐνheaven.οὐρανοῖς
watch out
"Be careful!", "make sure that…".
Where else “Horate” appearsdespise
Despise, look down on, think little of.
Where else “kataphronēsēte” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appearssmall
Of little size, little age or little importance before others.
Where else “mikrōn” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appearsangel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angeloi” appearsheaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranois” appearssee
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepousi” appearsface
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears9And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.
10 · This verse (above)
11For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.
1. What it says
What did Jesus put in the middle of the disciples when they asked who is greatest (vv. 1–3)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus tell the parable of the slave who was forgiven a huge debt (vv. 23–35)?
3. How I live it
Peter asked how many times to forgive (v. 21). Whom do you find hard to forgive, and what small first step can you take?
