But that person who causes one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] who believes in me to be led astray [from God], he would have been better off to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and dumped into a deep ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a heavy circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle].

12 "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.

And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

"Ye know that after two days shall be Easter, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified."

And he said, "Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him, The master saith, my time is almost at hand: I will keep mine Easter at thy house with my disciples."

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and made ready the Easter lamb.

And whoever causes one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord. See Matt. 18:6] who believes in me to be led astray [from God], he would have been better off to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and thrown into the ocean [Note: This was a heavy, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it, and moved by an animal walking in a circle].

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'

And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and shall lead many astray.

for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.

After two days followed Easter, and the days of sweet bread. And the high priests and the scribes sought means, how they might take him by craft and put him to death.

And the first day of sweet bread, when men offer the paschal lamb, his disciples said unto him, "Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Easter lamb?"

And whithersoever he goeth in, say ye to the good man of the house, 'The master asketh where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Easter lamb with my disciples?'

And his disciples went forth, and came in to the city, and found as he had said unto them, and made ready the Easter lamb.

And his father and mother went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of Easter.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that occasions which cause people to be led astray [from God] will come, but it is too bad for that person who is responsible for it happening.

It would be good [i.e., better] for him to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a huge, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle], rather than having him cause one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] to be led astray [from God].

And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he ; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.

The feast of sweet bread drew nigh, which is called Easter,

Then came the day of sweet bread, when of necessity the Easter lamb must be offered.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare us the Easter lamb, that we may eat."

and ye shall say unto the good man of the house, 'The master sayeth unto thee, Where is the guest chamber where I shall eat mine Easter lamb with my disciples?'

And they went and found, as he had said unto them: and made ready the Easter lamb.

And he said unto them, "I have inwardly desired to eat this Easter lamb with you before that I suffer.

But I prayed earnestly for you, that your faith would not fail [to be strong]. And when you have turned back [i.e., from going astray briefly], provide [spiritual] support to your brothers."

And the Jews' Easter was even at hand; And Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

When he was at Jerusalem, at Easter in the feast, many believed on his name, when they saw his miracles which he did:

And Easter, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.

The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray?

And the Jews' Easter was nigh at hand, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Easter to purify themselves.

Then Jesus, six days before Easter, came to Bethany: where Lazarus which was dead was, whom Jesus raised from death.

Before the feast of Easter, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father; When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them;

"I have said all this to you so that you will not go astray.

Ye have a custom among you, that I should deliver you one loose at Easter. Will ye that I loose unto you the King of the Jews?"

It was the Sabbath even which falleth in the Easter feast, and about the sixth hour. And he said unto the Jews, "Behold your King."

to occupy this ministry and apostleship which Judas left to go to his own place [of evil].”

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land--a north-easter, as it is called.

and in the same way also the men turned away from the natural function of the woman and were consumed with their desire toward one another, men with men committing shameful acts and in return receiving in their own bodies the inevitable and appropriate penalty for their wrongdoing.

They have all gone astray; they have one and all become depraved; there is no one who is doing good-no, not one!'

And King David said [Psa. 69:22-23], "Let their table ensnare and trap them [i.e., let the Jews' devotion to such things as lavish feasts become the occasion for leading them astray], and become an occasion for their falling [away from God]. And let them be repaid [for such conduct with punishment].

Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the speechless idols, however you were led.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of [devotion] to Christ.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led astray into sin, and I am not aflame with indignation?

And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy.

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow -- that also he shall reap,

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

Let none lead you astray with vain words: for by these things comes the anger of God upon the sons of disobedience.

so that no one would be unsettled by these difficulties [to which I have referred]. For you know that we have been destined for this [as something unavoidable in our position].

And Adam was not seduced by the serpent, but the woman being led astray was first in the transgression.

For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith.Grace be with you.

men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.

But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, Always do they go astray in heart, and these have not known My ways;

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

Through faith he ordained the Easter lamb, and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first born should touch them.

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.

Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;

Become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only - reasoning yourselves astray;

Brethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,

let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

[Although] their talk is big, what they say is worthless, and by [offering people] fleshly desires [i.e., sexual gratification], they lead people astray, who are barely escaping from the error of the world.

You, therefore, dear friends, having been warned beforehand, must continually be on your guard so as not to be led astray by the false teaching of immoral men nor fall from your own stedfastness.

if we may say -- 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray.

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

So also Sodom and Gomorrah--and the neighboring towns in the same manner--having been guilty of gross fornication and having gone astray in pursuit of unnatural vice, are now before us as a specimen of the fire of the Ages in the punishment which they are undergoing.

Alas for them! They walk in the steps of Cain; led astray by Balaam's love of gain, they plunge into sin, and meet their ruin through rebellion like that of Korah.

wild waves of a sea, foaming out their own shames; stars going astray, to whom the gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept.

But I have against thee that thou permittest the woman Jezebel, she who calls herself prophetess, and she teaches and leads astray my servants to commit fornication and eat of idol sacrifices.

and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called 'Devil,' and 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,

and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray,

and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;

And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, who leads the whole world astray, and bound him a thousand years.

and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

and he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them together to war, of whom the number is as the sand of the sea;

and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages.