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It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
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Jesus said to his disciples, "Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come!
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It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
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Be on your guard! If another disciple sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive.
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And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, "I repent,' you must forgive."
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The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
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