Matthew 18:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

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  • Mark 9:42 : 42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
  • Rom 14:13-15 : 13 Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister. 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean. 15 For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.
  • Ps 105:15 : 15 saying,“Don’t touch my chosen ones! Don’t harm my prophets!”
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
  • 2 Thess 1:6-9 : 6 For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels. 8 With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
  • Rom 15:1-3 : 1 Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written,“The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
  • 1 Cor 8:9-9 : 9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak. 10 For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be“strengthened” to eat food offered to idols? 11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed. 12 If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 13 For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.
  • 1 Cor 10:32-33 : 32 Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
  • Matt 18:14 : 14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
  • Zech 2:8 : 8 For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to me that for his own glory he has sent me to the nations that plundered you– for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of his eye.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.
  • Luke 17:1-2 : 1 Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service Jesus said to his disciples,“Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
  • Rom 14:21 : 21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

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  • Mark 9:41-43
    3 verses
    95%

    41For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.

    42“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

    43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

  • Luke 17:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service Jesus said to his disciples,“Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

    2It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

    3Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

  • Matt 18:7-10
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    82%

    7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

    8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, 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 sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.

    10The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 18:2-5
    4 verses
    80%

    2He called a child, had him stand among them,

    3and said,“I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

    4Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

  • Matt 11:6
    74%

    6– and blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me!”

  • Matt 18:14
    73%

    14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

  • Mark 9:36-37
    2 verses
    72%

    36He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

    37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    71%

    15Jesus and Little Children Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.

    16But Jesus called for the children, saying,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

    17I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

  • Luke 7:23
    71%

    23Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

  • Mark 10:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13Jesus and Little Children Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

    14But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

    15I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

  • Mark 9:45
    71%

    45If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

  • Matt 10:42
    70%

    42And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

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

    30If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

  • Mark 9:47
    70%

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

  • Matt 19:13-14
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    70%

    13Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

    14But Jesus said,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

  • John 6:61
    69%

    61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them,“Does this cause you to be offended?

  • Luke 20:18
    69%

    18Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Matt 21:44
    69%

    44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  • Luke 9:47-48
    2 verses
    68%

    47But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,

    48and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

  • Matt 13:41-42
    2 verses
    68%

    41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.

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

  • John 16:1
    68%

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

  • Matt 5:19
    68%

    19So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 13:50
    67%

    50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Rev 18:21
    67%

    21Then one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,“With this kind of sudden violent force Babylon the great city will be thrown down and it will never be found again!

  • Matt 8:12
    66%

    12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • 1 Pet 2:8
    66%

    8and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

  • Matt 15:14
    66%

    14Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”

  • Matt 25:30
    66%

    30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Mark 14:21
    66%

    21For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

  • Matt 15:12
    65%

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