Luke 17:1-4

Temptations to Sin

1 And he said to his disciples, ¹“Temptations to sin^[a] are ²sure to come, but ³woe to the one through whom they come!

2 ⁴It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ^[b]

3 Pay attention to yourselves! ⁵If your brother sins, ⁶rebuke him, and if he repents, ⁷forgive him,

4 and if he sins against you ⁸seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent, ’ you must forgive him. ”

Cross References

• 1. 17:1 Matt. 18:7
• 2. 17:1 See Matt. 13:41
• 3. 17:1 ch. 22:22
• 4. 17:2 Matt. 18:6; Mark 9:42
• 5. 17:3 Matt. 18:15, 21, 22
• 6. 17:3 Lev. 19:17
• 7. 17:3 See Matt. 6:14
• 8. 17:4 [Matt. 18:21]

Footnotes

• [a] 17:1 Greek 'Stumbling blocks'
• [b] 17:2 Greek 'stumble'