but (A)whoever (B)causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to [a]sin, it is better for him that a [b]heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Or stumble, and so throughout the ch
  2. Matthew 18:6 Lit millstone turned by a donkey

Causing to Stumble

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(A)

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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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