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.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:42 Or lowly
  2. Mark 9:42 Or stumble
  3. Mark 9:42 Lit has been thrown (intensified)

Causing to Stumble

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble,(A) it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.(B)

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(A)It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he [a]is thrown into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to [b]sin.

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  1. Luke 17:2 Lit has been thrown (intensive)
  2. Luke 17:2 Or stumble

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)

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12 (A)And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin (B)against Christ.

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12 When you sin against them(A) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(B)

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