17 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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Warnings from Jesus

17 He(A) said to His disciples, “Offenses[a] will certainly come,[b] but woe(B) to the one they come(C) through! It would be better for him if a millstone[c] were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.(D) Be(E) on your guard. If your brother sins,[d] rebuke(F) him, and if he repents, forgive(G) him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:1 Or Traps, or Bait-sticks, or Causes of stumbling, or Causes of sin
  2. Luke 17:1 Lit It is impossible for offenses not to come
  3. Luke 17:2 Large stone used for grinding grains into flour
  4. Luke 17:3 Other mss add against you

17 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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17 And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo [to him] through whom they come;

it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,

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