Luke 17:1
And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!
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Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
Romans 14:20For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil to that man who eats while stumbling [in doing so].
1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not be a fall-trap to my brother.
1 Corinthians 11:19For there must also be sects among you, that the approved may become manifest among you.
Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, to eat [of] idol sacrifices and commit fornication.
Revelation 13:14And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.
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 →