Luke 17:2

2 It would be better for him if {a millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.

Luke 17:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:2

It were better for him that a millstone
(See Gill on Matthew 18:6) and (See Gill on Mark 9:42).

Luke 17:2 In-Context

1 And he said to his disciples, "It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come!

2 It would be better for him if {a millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.

3 "Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

5 And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "a stone belonging to a mill"