¹⁵ If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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!

⁸ But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

²¹ It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

¹⁵ But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

⁶ This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

³⁰ A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

⁵ There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

²⁴ Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.