Mat 18:6-10 | 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 .

j[See ver. 8 above]

k[See ver. 8 above]

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

Matthew 18:6-10

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.

Temptations to Sin

7 “Woe to the world for ^dtemptations to sin! ^{▼▼Greek stumbling blocks} ^fFor it is necessary that temptations come, ^gbut woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 ^hAnd 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 ⁱthe eternal fire. 9 ^jAnd 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 ^khell ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} of fire.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

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