Zechariah 13:7

The Shepherd Struck

7 Awake, O sword, against amy shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”

declares the Lord of hosts.
bStrike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Matthew 8:5-6

The Faith of a Centurion

5 cWhen he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.”

Matthew 18:3-6

3and said, Truly, I say to you, unless you dturn and ebecome like children, you fwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 gWhoever humbles himself like this child is the hgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 iWhoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6but jwhoever causes one of these klittle 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

10See 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

Matthew 18:14

14So qit is not the will of my
Some manuscripts your
Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.


Matthew 25:40

40And sthe King will answer them, tTruly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these umy brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters
you did it to me.’


Mark 9:42

Temptations to Sin

42 wWhoever causes one of xthese little ones who believe in me to sin,
Greek  to stumble; also verses 43, 45, 47
zit would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Luke 17:2

2 aaIt 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

1 Corinthians 8:10-13

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?
11And so by your knowledge this weak person is aedestroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12Thus, sinning against your brothers
Or  brothers and sisters
and agwounding their conscience when it is weak, ahyou sin against Christ.
13Therefore, aiif food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

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