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Matthew 18:6
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Matthew 18:6
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Temptations to Sin
6 “If any of you cause one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.(A)
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- 18.6 Or stumble
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)
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)
Luke 17:1-2
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Luke 17:1-2
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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) 2 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)
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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 “Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.[a](A)
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- 18.10 Other ancient authorities add 18.11, 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.
Matthew 18:14
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Matthew 18:14
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14 So it is not the will of your[a] Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
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- 18.14 Other ancient authorities read my
Matthew 18:14
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Matthew 18:14
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14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
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6 For it is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you 7 and to give relief to the afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels(A) 8 in a fiery flame, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(B) 9 These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,(C)
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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)
Romans 15:1-3
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Romans 15:1-3
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Please Others, Not Yourselves
15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.(A) 2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.(B) 3 For Christ did not please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
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Romans 15:1-3
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Romans 15:1-3
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15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) 3 For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E)
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- Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
Romans 14:13-15
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Romans 14:13-15
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Do Not Make Another Stumble
13 Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother or sister.(A) 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who considers it unclean.(B) 15 If your brother or sister is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died.
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Romans 14:13-15
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Romans 14:13-15
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13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(A) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(B) 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(C) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(D) 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(E) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(F)
Psalm 105:15
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Psalm 105:15
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15 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”
Psalm 105:15
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Psalm 105:15
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.(A) 10 For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? 11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister for whom Christ died is destroyed.(B) 12 But when you thus sin against brothers and sisters and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never again eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.(C)
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(A) to the weak.(B) 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?(C) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(D) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(E) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(F) 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.(G)
1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,(A) 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage but that of many, so that they may be saved.(B)
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Romans 14:21
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Romans 14:21
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21 it is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother or sister stumble.[a](A)
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- 14.21 Other ancient authorities add or be upset or be weakened
Romans 14:21
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Romans 14:21
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21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(A)
Zechariah 2:8
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Zechariah 2:8
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8 For thus said the Lord of hosts after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye.[a](A)
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- 2.8 Heb his eye
Zechariah 2:8
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Zechariah 2:8
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8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)—
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