Luke 17:2-4
Contemporary English Version
2 would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their neck. 3 (A) So be careful what you do.
Correct any followers[a] of mine who sin, and forgive the ones who say they are sorry. 4 Even if one of them mistreats you seven times in one day and says, “I am sorry,” you should still forgive that person.
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- 17.3 followers: The Greek text has “brothers,” which is often used in the New Testament for followers of Jesus.
Luke 17:2-4
New International Version
2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones(A) to stumble.(B) 3 So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them;(C) and if they repent, forgive them.(D) 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”(E)
Footnotes
- Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.
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