14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
14 So it is not the will of my
14 Your Father in heaven feels the same way. He doesn't want to lose even one of these simple believers.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 18:14
Commentary on Matthew 18:7-14
(Read Matthew 18:7-14)
Considering the cunning and malice of Satan, and the weakness and depravity of men's hearts, it is not possible but that there should be offences. God permits them for wise and holy ends, that those who are sincere, and those who are not, may be made known. Being told before, that there will be seducers, tempters, persecutors, and bad examples, let us stand on our guard. We must, as far as lawfully we may, part with what we cannot keep without being entangled by it in sin. The outward occasions of sin must be avoided. If we live after the flesh, we must die. If we, through the Spirit, mortify the deeds of the body, we shall live. Christ came into the world to save souls, and he will reckon severely with those who hinder the progress of others who are setting their faces heavenward. And shall any of us refuse attention to those whom the Son of God came to seek and to save? A father takes care of all his children, but is particularly tender of the little ones.