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Some Sayings of Jesus

17 Jesus[a] said to his disciples, “Occasions for sin[b] are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!(A) It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to sin.[c](B)

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  1. 17.1 Gk He
  2. 17.1 Or stumbling
  3. 17.2 Or stumble

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”(A) The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a[a] mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.(B)

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  1. 17.6 Gk faith as a grain of