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Therefore whoever will humble himself like this child, this one is the greater one in the kingdom of the heavens.

But Woe To Whoever Causes One of My Children Believing In Me To Fall

“And whoever welcomes[a] one such[b] child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. But whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to fall— it would be better[c] for him that a donkey’s millstone[d] be hung around his neck and he be sunk in the deep-part[e] of the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:5 Having answered their question, Jesus goes on to draw another lesson from this child.
  2. Matthew 18:5 That is, one such physical child like this one before them; or, one such spiritual child of any age who humbles himself in the way just mentioned.
  3. Matthew 18:6 It is better to be killed (a one-time event) than to face the consequences of this (an eternal loss).
  4. Matthew 18:6 That is, a large millstone which donkeys would turn.
  5. Matthew 18:6 Lit, open-sea of the sea.

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