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Andδὲhe saidΕἶπενtoπρὸςhisαὐτοῦdisciples,τοὺς μαθητὰς“It is impossibleἈνένδεκτόν ἐστινthatτοῦstumbling blocksτὰ σκάνδαλαshould notμὴcome;ἐλθεῖνbutπλὴνwoeοὐαὶto the onethroughδι’whomοὗthey come!ἔρχεται
Luke 17:1
Study it in the app“And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible that stumbling blocks should not come; but woe to the one through whom they come!”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:1, word by word
- he saidΕἶπενEipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipen” appears- disciplesμαθητὰςmathētas
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētas” appears- “It is impossibleἈνένδεκτόνAnendekton
impossible
Impossible, not to be expected.
Where else “Anendekton” appears- “It is impossibleἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- stumbling blocksσκάνδαλαskandala
cause for stumbling
Cause for stumbling: what makes someone fall into sin.
Where else “skandala” appears- comeἐλθεῖνelthein
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “elthein” appears- woeοὐαὶouai
woe
Woe!: a cry of grief or of warning.
Where else “ouai” appears
Parallel passages
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Causes of stumbling
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
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Luke 17:1-2
1And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible that stumbling blocks should not come; but woe to the one through whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
6But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him that a donkey’s millstone be hung around his neck and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes! 8And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life maimed or lame than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.
42And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be far better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed than having the two hands to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire. 44where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life lame than having the two feet to be thrown into Gehenna. 46where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 47And if your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna, 48where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. 49For everyone will be salted with fire. 50Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
To study Luke 17 in a group
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?