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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) 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.[c](B) Be on your guard! If a brother or sister sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive.(C) And if the same person sins against you seven times a day and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.”(D)

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 17.1 Gk He
  2. 17.1 Or stumbling
  3. 17.2 Or stumble