(A)It [a]would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. [b]Be on your guard! (B)If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you (C)seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ [c]forgive him.”

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  1. Luke 17:2 Lit is
  2. Luke 17:3 Lit Take heed to yourselves
  3. Luke 17:4 Lit you shall forgive

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