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Mark 9:42
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Mark 9:42
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Mark 9:42
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Mark 9:42
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Causing to Stumble
42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(A) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(B)
Matthew 18:6
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Matthew 18:6
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6 but (A)whoever causes one of these (B)little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
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- Matthew 18:6 Greek causes… to stumble; also verses 8, 9
Matthew 18:6
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Matthew 18:6
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Causing to Stumble
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(A)
Luke 17:1-2
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Luke 17:1-2
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Temptations to Sin
17 And he said to his disciples, (A)“Temptations to sin[a] are (B)sure to come, but (C)woe to the one through whom they come! 2 (D)It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.[b]
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Luke 17:1-2
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Luke 17:1-2
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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) 2 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(C) to stumble.(D)
Matthew 18:10
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Matthew 18:10
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “See that you do not despise (A)one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven (B)their angels always (C)see the face of my Father who is in heaven.[a]
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- Matthew 18:10 Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost
Matthew 18:10
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Matthew 18:10
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The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(A)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(B) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Romans 16:17
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Romans 16:17
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Final Instructions and Greetings
17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (B)avoid them.
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Romans 16:17
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Romans 16:17
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17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.(A) Keep away from them.(B)
1 Corinthians 8:10-13
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1 Corinthians 8:10-13
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10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[a] in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,[b] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is (A)destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brothers[c] and (B)wounding their conscience when it is weak, (C)you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, (D)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Greek reclining at table
- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Or fortified; Greek built up
- 1 Corinthians 8:12 Or brothers and sisters
1 Corinthians 8:10-13
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1 Corinthians 8:10-13
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10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(A) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(B) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(C) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(D) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(E)
Acts 9:4
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Acts 9:4
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4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting (A)me?”
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Acts 9:4
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Acts 9:4
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4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice(A) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
2 Peter 2:2
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2 Peter 2:2
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2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth (A)will be blasphemed.
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2 Peter 2:2
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2 Peter 2:2
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2 Many will follow their depraved conduct(A) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
1 Timothy 5:14
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1 Timothy 5:14
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14 So I would have (A)younger widows marry, bear children, (B)manage their households, and (C)give the adversary no occasion for slander.
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1 Timothy 5:14
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1 Timothy 5:14
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14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(A) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(B)
2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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6 since indeed God considers it (A)just (B)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant (C)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (D)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (E)with his mighty angels 8 (F)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (G)who do not know God and on those who (H)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will suffer the punishment of (I)eternal destruction, (J)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from
2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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6 God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B) 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(C) in blazing fire(D) with his powerful angels.(E) 8 He will punish(F) those who do not know God(G) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(H) 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction(I) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(J) and from the glory of his might(K)
2 Corinthians 6:3
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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3 We (A)put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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Paul’s Hardships
3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited.
1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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32 (A)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to (B)the church of God, 33 just as (C)I try to please everyone in everything I do, (D)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
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Romans 15:21
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Romans 15:21
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21 but as it is written,
(A)“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”
Romans 15:21
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Romans 15:21
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