(A)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but (B)whoever causes one of these (C)little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] 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

“Woe to the world for (D)temptations to sin![b] (E)For it is necessary that temptations come, (F)but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 Greek causes… to stumble; also verses 8, 9
  2. Matthew 18:7 Greek stumbling blocks

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