(A)[a]But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

[b]Woe be unto the world because of offences, for it must needs be that [c]offences shall come, but woe be to that man by whom the offence cometh.

(B)Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot cause thee to [d]offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life, halt, or maimed, than having two hands, or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:6 We ought to have great respect to our brethren be they never so base: and he that doeth otherwise, shall be sharply punished.
  2. Matthew 18:7 A good man cannot but go through the midst of offences, yet he must cut off all occasion of offences.
  3. Matthew 18:7 Lets and hindrances which stop the course of good works. The Greek word importeth thus much, things which we stumble at.
  4. Matthew 18:8 See Matt. 5:29.

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