Deuteronomy 22:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

Then thou shalt

Thy roof

Matthew 10:27

Mark 2:4

Acts 10:9

Thou bring

Matthew 18:6

Acts 20:26

Bible References

Then thou shalt

Let us, therefore, no longer judge one another: but rather decide to put no stumbling-block or snare in your brother's way.

Give no occasion for stumbling, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks, or to the church of God;

in order that you may distinguish things that differ, to the end that you may be pure and blameless till the day of Christ,

Abstain from every appearance of evil.

Thy roof

"What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops.

And not being able to come near him, on account of the multitude, they took off the roof where he was, and having broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.

And on the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and were drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house top to pray, about the sixth hour.

Thou bring

but whoever ensnares one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

For this reason I solemnly affirm to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all men.