Mal 2:8, Mat 16:23, 18:7-10, Luk 17:1-2, Rom 14:13, Phili 1:10, Heb 12:13 | ESV | STEP | But you have turned aside from the way . You have caused many to stumble by your instruction . You have corrupted the covenant of Levi , says the Lord of hosts ,

m[See ver. 8 above]

n[See ver. 8 above]

p[ch. 6:29; 25:40, 45; Luke 15:7, 10]

q Acts 12:15; [Ps. 34:7; 91:11; Heb. 1:14]

r Luke 1:19; Rev. 8:2; [Esth. 1:14]

t Matt. 18:7

vSee Matt. 13:41

w ch. 22:22

x Matt. 18:6; Mark 9:42

zSee Matt. 7:1

aa[1 Cor. 8:13]

ab Acts 24:16; 1 Thess. 3:13; 5:23

ac ver. 6

ad Prov. 4:26, 27

ae James 5:16; [Gal. 6:1]

Malachi 2:8

8 But you have turned aside from the way. ^aYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted ^bthe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts,

Matthew 16:23

23 But he turned and said to Peter, ^c“Get behind me, Satan! You are ^da hindrance ^{▼▼Greek stumbling block} to me. For you ^fare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Matthew 18:7-10

Temptations to Sin

7 “Woe to the world for ^gtemptations to sin! ^{▼▼Greek stumbling blocks} ⁱFor it is necessary that temptations come, ^jbut woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 ^kAnd if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into ^lthe eternal fire. 9 ^mAnd if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the ⁿhell ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} of fire.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not despise ^pone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ^qtheir angels always ^rsee the face of my Father who is in heaven. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add verse 11: For the Son of Man came to save the lost}

Luke 17:1-2

Temptations to Sin

1 And he said to his disciples, ^t“Temptations to sin ^{▼▼Greek Stumbling blocks} are ^vsure to come, but ^wwoe to the one through whom they come! 2 ^xIt would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ^{▼▼Greek stumble}

Romans 14:13

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble

13 ^zTherefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide ^aanever to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Philippians 1:10

10 so that you may approve what is excellent, ^aband so be pure and blameless ^acfor the day of Christ,

Hebrews 12:13

13 and ^admake straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint ^aebut rather be healed.