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"And whoever*receivesonesuchchild in My namereceives Me;
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but 1whoever*2causesone of theselittleones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavymillstonehungaround his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Stumbling Blocks
7"Woe to the worldbecause of its stumblingblocks! For 3it is inevitable that stumblingblockscome; but woe to that manthroughwhom the stumblingblockcomes!
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"4If your handor your footcauses you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enterlifecrippledorlame, than to havetwohandsortwofeet and be cast into the eternalfire.
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"5If your eyecauses you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enterlife with oneeye, than to havetwoeyes and be cast into the 6fieryhell.
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"See that you do not despiseone of theselittleones, for I say to you that 7their angels in heavencontinually*see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
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[ "8For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
Ninety-nine Plus One
12"What do you think? 9Ifanymanhas a hundredsheep, and one of them has goneastray, does he not leave the ninety-nine* on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?
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"If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoicesover it morethanover the ninety-nine* which have not goneastray.
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"So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of theselittleonesperish.
Discipline and Prayer
15"10If your brothersins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.