Mar 9:42 | NETfull | STEP | “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

Mark 9:42

42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone ^{▼▼ Grk “the millstone of a donkey.” This refers to a large flat stone turned by a donkey in the process of grinding grain (BDAG 661 s.v. μύλος 2; L&N 7.68-69). The same term is used in the parallel account in Matt 18:6.} ^{▼▼ The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin.} tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.