(A)It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he [a]is thrown into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to [b]sin. [c]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,’ you shall forgive him.”

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  1. Luke 17:2 Lit has been thrown (intensive)
  2. Luke 17:2 Or stumble
  3. Luke 17:3 Lit Take heed for yourselves

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.