Matthew 18:7
King James Version (KJV)
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
In context
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Matthew 18:7 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
- WEB World English Bible
- “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- ASV American Standard Version
- Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
- WBS Webster Bible
- Woe to the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!