⁴¹ Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.^(A)

Causing to Stumble

⁴² “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,^(B) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.^{(C) 43} If your hand causes you to stumble,^(D) cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell,^(E) where the fire never goes out.^(F)