King James Version
Matthew 18:7 in the King James Version says “Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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!”
Matthew 18:7 · KJV
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
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!
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto the world”
G2889orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
“because of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“offences”
G4625a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e., snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
“! for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“offences”
G4625a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e., snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
“offences”
G4625a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e., snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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