Luke 17:1

Then he said to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense should not come; but alas for him by whom they come!

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

In Context

2It would be better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:7Alas for the world because of snares! for it is necessary that snares come: but alas for that man by whom the snare comes!

Romans 14:20Destroy not the work of God on account of food. All meats, indeed, are clean; but meat is an evil to that man who, by eating, causes another to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:13For which reason, if meat cause my brother to fall, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.

1 Corinthians 11:19for there must be sects among you, that the approved may be made known among you.

Revelation 2:14Yet I have a few things against you, that you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to practice lewdness.

Revelation 13:14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth, by means of the signs which he is allowed to do in the presence of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image for the beast which had the wound by the sword, and did live.

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:1

In this chapter we have, I. Some particular discourses which Christ had with his disciples, in which he teaches them to take heed of giving offence, and to forgive the injuries done them ( ver. 1-4 ), encourages them to pray for the increase of their faith ( ver. 5, 6 ), and then teaches them humility, whatever service they had done for God, ver. 7-10 . II. His cleansing ten lepers, and the thanks he had from one of them only, and he a Samaritan, ver. 11-19 . III. His discourse with his disciples, upon occasion of… Read the whole commentary →

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