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It would be better for him if a millstone were fastened around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. Be on your guard!

The Need To Forgive.[a] “If your brother should sin, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day, and comes back to you seven times to say, ‘I am sorry,’ you must forgive him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:3 Fraternal pardon is one of the best signs of the presence of the Gospel. Faults among brothers and sisters are continual; hence, openness to reconciliation must be constant.

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.