1 He said to His disciples, "1It is inevitable* that stumblingblockscome, but woe to him throughwhom they come!
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"2It would be better for him if a millstone were hungaround his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would causeone of theselittleones to stumble.
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"Be on your guard! 3If your brothersins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
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"And if he sinsagainst you 4seventimes a day, and returns to you seventimes, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him."
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5The apostlessaid to 6the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
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And 7the Lordsaid, "If you hadfaithlike8a mustardseed, you would say to this9mulberrytree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea '; and it would obey you.
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"Which of you, having a slaveplowingortendingsheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Comeimmediately and sitdown to eat'?