Luke 17:2

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It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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  • Mark 9:42 : 42 'If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.'
  • Matt 18:3-6 : 3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. 6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Matt 18:14 : 14 In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for him if he had not been born."
  • John 21:15 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.'
  • 1 Cor 8:11-12 : 11 So the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.
  • 1 Cor 9:15 : 15 But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
  • 1 Cor 9:22 : 22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some.
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 18:2-10
    9 verses
    94%

    2Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among them.

    3And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

    6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

    7Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!

    8If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

    9And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 9:42-43
    2 verses
    93%

    42'If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.'

    43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell, where the fire never goes out.

  • Luke 17:1
    86%

    1Jesus said to his disciples, 'It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!'

  • Luke 17:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Be on guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

    4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him.

  • Matt 18:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

    15If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

  • Mark 9:47
    74%

    47If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

  • Mark 9:45
    73%

    45If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, where the fire never goes out.

  • Matt 11:6
    73%

    6Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me."

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • Luke 7:23
    72%

    23Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me.'

  • Matt 7:6
    72%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • Matt 19:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13Then children were brought to Jesus for him to lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

    14But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

  • Mark 10:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13People were bringing little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

    14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    15'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'

  • John 16:1
    71%

    1I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

  • 2 Cor 2:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6The punishment imposed by the majority is sufficient for such a person.

    7Instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

  • Matt 15:14
    70%

    14Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

  • Matt 18:17
    70%

    17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

  • Mark 14:21
    70%

    21The Son of Man goes just as it is written about him, but woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

  • John 6:61
    70%

    61Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, 'Does this offend you?'

  • Matt 18:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34In anger, his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he should pay back all he owed.

    35This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.

  • Matt 13:42
    69%

    42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Mark 4:12
    69%

    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    69%

    15People were also bringing infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called the children to him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.

  • 2 Pet 2:21
    69%

    21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

  • Matt 15:12
    69%

    12Then the disciples came to him and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

  • Matt 10:15
    69%

    15Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

  • Jas 3:2
    69%

    2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.

  • Matt 10:42
    68%

    42And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • Luke 10:14
    68%

    14But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

  • Matt 21:44
    68%

    44Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.

  • 1 Cor 8:12
    68%

    12When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.