Matthew 18:1–10

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

²And Jesus, calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them.

³And said: amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

⁴Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.

⁵And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

⁶But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea.

⁷Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh.

⁸And if thy hand, or thy foot, scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.

⁹And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

¹⁰See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.