Luke 17:2

2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

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 that scandals should not come. But woe to him through whom they come!
2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.
3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him.
4 And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying: I repent: forgive him.
5 And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.
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