Luke 17:1
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Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
In other translations
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Greek words
ΕἶπενEipenHe saidG2036δὲdethenG1161πρὸςprostoG4314τοὺςtoustheG3588μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesG3101αὐτοῦ·autouof Him;G846ἀνένδεκτόνanendektonImpossibleG418ἐστινestinit isG1510τοῦtouthatG3588τὰtatheG3588σκάνδαλαskandalastumbling blocksG4625μὴmēnotG3361ἐλθεῖν,eltheinto come,G2064πλὴνplēnbutG4133οὐαὶouaiwoe [to him]G3759δι᾽di᾽throughG1223οὗhouwhomG3739ἔρχεται.erchetaithey come!G2064
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Related verses
- Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- Romans 14:13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
- 1 Corinthians 11:19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
- Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
- Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- Romans 14:20-2120 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
- Revelation 13:14-1814 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.14 Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. 15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. 16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10-1210 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. 11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, 12 in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
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