Matthew 18:7

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Summary

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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Bible References

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So there were quarrels between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)

The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord's sight, for they treated the Lord's offering with contempt.

Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die."

Jesus said to his disciples, "Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.

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When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

"Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas -- who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus --

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.