Luke 17:2-4
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
2 It would be better for him if a mill’s stone were lying-around his neck and he had been[a] thrown-off into the sea, than that he should cause one of these[b] little ones to fall. 3 Take heed to yourselves— If your brother sins, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and returns to you seven times saying ‘I repent’, forgive him”.
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- Luke 17:2 Better to be once and for all dead at the bottom of the sea than to do this and face the eternal consequences.
- Luke 17:2 That is, such insignificant ones as Lazarus and the sinners and tax collectors in the audience (15:1) disdained by the Pharisees, assuming 15:1 to 17:10 was spoken on a single occasion; otherwise, those confronted by the causes of falling mentioned in v 1.
Luke 17:2-4
New International Version
2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones(A) to stumble.(B) 3 So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them;(C) and if they repent, forgive them.(D) 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”(E)
Footnotes
- Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.
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