And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; but (A)whoever (B)causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it [a]would be better for him to have a [b]heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Stumbling Blocks

“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For (C)it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

(D)If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than [c]to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire. (E)If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than [d]to have two eyes and be cast into the [e](F)fiery hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Lit is better
  2. Matthew 18:6 Lit millstone turned by a donkey
  3. Matthew 18:8 Lit having; Gr part.
  4. Matthew 18:9 Lit having; Gr part.
  5. Matthew 18:9 Lit Gehenna of fire