Matthew

¹⁰“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. ¹²What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? ¹³And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. ¹⁴In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost. ¹⁵“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother. ¹⁶But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. ¹⁷If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.