⁵ And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me; ⁶ but ^(A)whoever ^(B)causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to ^[a]sin, it is better for him that a ^[b]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 ^[c]stumbling blocks! For ^(C)it is inevitable that ^[d]stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the ^[e]stumbling block comes!

⁴² “^(A)Whoever causes one of these ^[a]little ones who believe in Me to ^[b]sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he ^[c]is thrown into the sea. ⁴³ And ^(B)if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into ^[d](C)hell, into the ^(D)unquenchable fire.^[e]

²⁷ “^(A)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(B)You shall not commit adultery’; ²⁸ but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman ^(C)with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ Now ^(D)if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[a]than for your whole body to be thrown into ^[b](E)hell. ³⁰ And ^(F)if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you ^[c]to lose one of the parts of your body, ^[d]than for your whole body to go into ^[e](G)hell.

³¹ “Now it was said, ‘^(H)Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; ^32 (I)but I say to you that everyone who ^[f]divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a ^[g]divorced woman commits adultery.