Stumbling Blocks

⁷ “Woe to the world because of its ^[a]stumbling blocks! For ^(A)it is inevitable that ^[b]stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the ^[c]stumbling block comes!

¹⁹ For there also ^(A)have to be factions among you, ^(B)so that those who are approved may become ^[a]evident among you.

Abandonment of Faith

4 But ^(A)the Spirit explicitly says that ^(B)in later times some will ^[a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to ^(C)deceitful spirits and ^(D)teachings of demons,