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.


In Context

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

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.

3 Take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

4 And if he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.

Luke 17:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should be a snare to one of these little ones.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:2It 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.