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Some Sayings of Jesus

17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Occasions for sin[b] are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!(A)

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  1. 17.1 Gk He
  2. 17.1 Or stumbling

Sin, Faith, Duty

17 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble(A) are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.(B)

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It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to sin.[a](A)

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  1. 17.2 Or stumble

It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones(A) to stumble.(B)

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12 But when you thus sin against brothers and sisters and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

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12 When you sin against them(A) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(B)

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