Luke 17:1

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe <FI>to him<Fi> through whom they come;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 17:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. 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!
  3. 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.
  4. Romans 14:20Do 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 1 Corinthians 10:32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
  8. 1 Corinthians 11:19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
  10. 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 immorality.
  11. 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.
  12. Revelation 13:14Because 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.

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