Matthew 18:6-7

6but 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

7Woe 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!

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10See that you do not despise hone of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven itheir angels always jsee 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

1And he said to his disciples, l“Temptations to sin
Greek Stumbling blocks
are nsure to come, but owoe to the one through whom they come!
2 pIt 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 14:20-21

20 rDo not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. sEverything is indeed clean, but tit is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 uIt is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
Some manuscripts add or be hindered or be weakened

1 Corinthians 8:10

10For 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?

1 Corinthians 10:24

24 yLet no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

1 Corinthians 10:29

29I do not mean zyour conscience, but his. For aawhy should my liberty be determined by someone else’s conscience?

Galatians 5:13

13For you were called to freedom, brothers. abOnly do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love acserve one another.
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