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It would be [more] profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother should sin, rebuke him; and if he should repent, forgive him.

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

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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) So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them;(C) and if they repent, forgive them.(D) 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.