Luke 17:2
“It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 17:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It would be good for them if they had been flung into the sea with a millstone around their neck, rather than that they should prove a trap even one of these little ones.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es wäre ihm nützlicher, wenn ein Mühlstein um seinen Hals gelegt und er ins Meer geworfen würde, als daß er einen dieser Kleinen ärgere!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mejor le fuera, si le pusiesen al cuello una piedra de molino, y le lanzasen en el mar, que escandalizar á uno de estos pequeñitos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Melhor lhe seria que lhe atasse ao pescoço uma grande pedra de moinho, e fosse lançado no mar, do que ofender a um destes pequenos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Melhor seria se uma pedra de moinho fosse amarrada no seu pescoço, e ele lançado ao mar, do que fazer tropeçar a um desses pequeninos.
📖 Luke 17:2 in Context
1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
4And 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.
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