And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

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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 [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

“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!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Or stumble, and so throughout the ch
  2. Matthew 18:6 Lit millstone turned by a donkey
  3. Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin
  4. Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin
  5. Matthew 18:7 I.e., enticements to sin

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me: but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that [a]a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Greek a millstone turned by an ass.