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It would be better for him if a millstone [a] were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
1
He said to His disciples, "Offenses will certainly come, but woe to the one they come through!
2
It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
3
Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
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And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
5
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."
Footnotes 1
[a].
Large stone used for grinding grains into flour