Luke 17:1

In 9 translations

BSB

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

KJV

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

WEB

He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!

ASV

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

LSV

And He said to the disciples, “It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;

YLT

And he said unto the disciples, 'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;

DBY

And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!

DRC

And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.

GNV

Then said he to his disciples, It can not be auoided, but that offences will come, but wo be to him by whome they come.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστιν τοῦ τὰ σκάνδαλα μὴ ἐλθεῖν, πλὴν οὐαὶ διʼ οὗ ἔρχεται·

RP2018

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς, Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστιν τοῦ μὴ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα· οὐαὶ δὲ δι’ οὗ ἔρχεται.

TR-Boyd

Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς, Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστι τοῦ μὴ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα· οὐαὶ δὲ δι᾿ οὗ ἔρχεται.τοῦ ¦ — ELZ

SCR1894

ειπεν δε προς τους μαθητας ανενδεκτον εστιν του μη ελθειν τα σκανδαλα ουαι δε δι ου ερχεται

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• Matthew 18:7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
• Romans 14:13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
• 1 Corinthians 11:19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
• 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
• Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
• Romans 14:20–21Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they…
• Revelation 13:14–18Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. The…
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual…
• Revelation 2:20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

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