Matthew 18:7 BSB — MannaFest

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!

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

KJV

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 7) Woe to the world because of scandals. For it is necessary that scandals come, but woe to the man through whom the scandal comes. Not that it is necessary for scandals to come, otherwise those who cause scandal would be without guilt, but since it is necessary for scandals to occur in this world, everyone is exposed to scandal due to their own fault. At the same time, Judas, who had prepared his mind for betrayal, is struck by a general consensus.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Woe unto the world because of offences - That is, offences will be the cause of woe or of suffering. Offences, here, mean things that will produce sin: that will cause us to sin, or temptations to induce others to sin. See the notes at Mat 5:29. It must needs be ... - That is, such is the depravity of man that there will be always some who are attempting to make others sin; some people of wickedness endeavoring to lead Christians astray, and rejoicing when they have succeeded in causing them to fall.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οὐαὶ	Ouai	Woe	G3759 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
κόσμῳ	kosmō	world	G2889 →
ἀπὸ	apo	because of	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
σκανδάλων·	skandalōn	causes of sin;	G4625 →
ἀνάγκη	anagkē	Necessary [are]	G318 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐλθεῖν	elthein	to come	G2064 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
σκάνδαλα,	skandala	stumbling blocks,	G4625 →
πλὴν	plēn	but	G4133 →
οὐαὶ	ouai	woe	G3759 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	man	G444 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
οὗ	hou	whom	G3739 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
σκάνδαλον	skandalon	offense	G4625 →
ἔρχεται.	erchetai	comes!	G2064 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only…
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
- Galatians 2:4
  This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
- 2 Peter 2:10
  Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- Titus 1:15–16
  To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- 1 Peter 2:16
  Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Through
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!
leads to
- 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.
Through
1 Corinthians 11:19
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
leads to
- 1 John 2:19
  They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of…