Verse 7
Matthew 18:7
New Living Translation
7
“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
Original Language Text
greek
οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων· ἀνάγκη ⸀γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα, πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ⸀ἀνθρώπῳ δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.
English Translation
Woe to the world because of offenses; for it is necessary that offenses come, but woe to the man through whom the offense comes.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
About that time the disciples came to Yashua (Jesus) and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of H...
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Yashua (Jesus) called a little child to him and put the child among them.
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Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children,...
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So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.
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But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for...
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7
“What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what...
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So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eterna...
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9
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life...
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10
“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their an...
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12
“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the nine...
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13
And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine tha...
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14
In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should peris...
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15
“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person l...
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16
But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything y...
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17
If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won’t accept...
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18
“I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you pe...
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19
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in h...
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20
For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
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21
Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Sev...
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22
“No, not seven times,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “but seventy times seven!
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23
“Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to...
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24
In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
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25
He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold — along with his wife, his children, and ever...
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26
“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay...
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Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
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“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He...
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“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and...
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But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be pa...
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“When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him...
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Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that trem...
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Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
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34
Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt.
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35
“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters fr...
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