Luke 17:2

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

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 Then said He unto His disciples, "It is impossible but that offenses will come, but woe unto him through whom they come!

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

3 "Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, `I repent,' thou shalt forgive him."

5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, "Increase our faith."