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Luke 17:1-2 KJV
Luke · chapter 17 · verses 1–2
1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.Luke 17:1-2 · King James Version
Luke 17:1-2 in context
1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
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Key words (Strong's)
- impossibleanendektosthat cannot be admitted, inadmissible, unallowable, improperG418 →
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- millstonemylosa mill stone, a large mill consisted of two stones, an upper and an under one, the "…G3458 →
- millstoneonikosof or for an ass, turned by an ass, these beasts were often employed to turn millstonesG3684 →
- offencesskandalonthe movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick, a trap, snare, any impediment…G4625 →
- throughdiathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- betterlysiteleōto pay the taxes, to return expenses, to be useful, advantageous, it profitsG3081 →
- hangedperikeimaito lie around, to be compassed with, have round oneG4029 →
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We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luk 17:1, Luk 17:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10