New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!
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Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.
2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
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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 to stumble.
3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
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So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sistersins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.
4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."
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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.”
5 And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
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The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
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He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
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