Bible Strands
Luke 17:1
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
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples, warning that offenses will arise and pronouncing judgment on those who cause them.
The words — The Greek ἀνένδεκτόν (anendekton) literally means "impossible," and ἐστιν (estin) means "it is," forming the declaration that it is impossible that offenses would not come.
The thread — The warning against causing others to stumble appears in Matthew 18:7 and Romans 14:13.
Why it lands — The text states that offenses will occur and condemns the agent who causes them, requiring readers to examine their own influence on others' faith.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Cross-references
- Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- Romans 14:13 Therefore 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 11:19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
- Romans 16:17 Now 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.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
- Matthew 16:23 But 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.”
- Romans 14:20 Do 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.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
- Revelation 13:14 Because 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.