Matthew 18:2-7
New American Standard Bible
2 And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you [a]change and (A)become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me; 6 but (B)whoever (C)causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to [b]sin, it is better for him that a [c]heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Stumbling Blocks
7 “Woe to the world because of its [d]stumbling blocks! For (D)it is inevitable that [e]stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the [f]stumbling block comes!
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- Matthew 18:3 Lit turn
- Matthew 18:6 Or stumble, and so throughout the ch
- Matthew 18:6 Lit millstone turned by a donkey
- Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin
- Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin
- Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin
Matthew 18:2-7
New International Version
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(A) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(B) 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(C) 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(D)
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.(E) 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!(F)
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