Luke 17:1

And Jesus said to his disciples, It is impossible that causes of stumbling come not; but woe to that man, by whom they come.

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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 is more profitable to him, if a millstone be put about his neck, and he be cast into the sea, than that he cause to stumble one of these little (ones).

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Cross References

Matthew 18:7Woe to the world, for causes of stumbling; for it is need (ful), (or it is necessary), that causes of stumbling come; nevertheless woe to that man by whom a cause of stumbling cometh.

Romans 14:20Do not thou for meat lose the work of God. For all things be clean, but it is evil to the man that eateth by offending. (Do not because of food, or by thy eating, destroy the work of God. For all things be clean, but it becometh evil to the man who, by his eating, causeth someone else to stumble.)

1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore if meat causeth my brother to stumble (or And so if any food causeth my brother to stumble), I shall never eat flesh, lest I cause my brother to stumble.

1 Corinthians 11:19For it behooveth heresies to be, (so) that they that be (ap)proved, be openly known in you.

Revelation 2:14But I have against thee a few things; for thou hast there men holding the teaching of Balaam, which taught Balac to send (a) cause of stumbling before the sons of Israel (or who taught Balak to put a cause of stumbling before the Israelites), to eat of (the) sacrifices of idols, and to do fornication;

Revelation 13:14And it deceiveth men, that dwell in (the) earth (or who live on the earth), for (the) signs which be given to it to do in the sight of the beast; saying to men that dwell in earth (or saying to those who live on the earth), that they (should) make an image of the beast, that hath the wound of [a] 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 →

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