Mat 18:6, 10, Luk 17:1-2, Rom 14:13, 15:21, 16:17, 1Cor 8:10-13 | ESV | STEP | but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin , it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea .

Matthew 18:6

6 but ^awhoever causes one of these ^blittle ones who believe in me to sin, ^{▼▼Greek causes . . . to stumble; also verses 8, 9} it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “See that you do not despise ^done of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven ^etheir angels always ^fsee 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, ^h“Temptations to sin ^{▼▼Greek Stumbling blocks} are ^jsure to come, but ^kwoe to the one through whom they come! 2 ^lIt 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 ⁿTherefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide ^onever to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

Romans 15:21

21 but as it is written,

^p“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”

Romans 16:17

Final Instructions and Greetings

17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ^qcontrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; ^ravoid them.

1 Corinthians 8:10-13

10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating ^{▼▼Greek reclining at table} in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged, ^{▼▼Or fortified; Greek built up} if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is ^udestroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} and ^wwounding their conscience when it is weak, ^xyou sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, ^yif food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.