Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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!
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
How terrible it will be for the world due to its temptations to sin! Temptations to sin are bound to happen, but how terrible it will be for that person who causes someone to sin!
A Conservative Version
Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
American Standard Version
Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"It will be too bad for the world because of occasions that cause people to fall away [from God]! For it is inevitable that such occasions come, but it is too bad for that person who is responsible for causing it to happen.
Anderson New Testament
Alas for the world because of snares! for it is necessary that snares come: but alas for that man by whom the snare comes!
Bible in Basic English
A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
Common New Testament
Woe to the world because of temptations to sin! For temptations must come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!
Daniel Mace New Testament
wo unto the world, because of such scandals: tho' it cannot be, but that such occasions of relapsing should happen: yet wo to that man by whom the scandal cometh.
Darby Translation
Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
Godbey New Testament
Woe unto the world on account of offensives, for it is necessary that offensives come; but woe unto that man through whom the offense comes!
Goodspeed New Testament
Alas for the world for such hindrances! They have to come, but alas for the man who causes them!
John Wesley New Testament
Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh.
Julia Smith Translation
Woe to the world for offences I for there is necessity for offences to come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
King James 2000
Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
Lexham Expanded Bible
Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Woe be unto the world because of evil offenses! Howbeit, it cannot be avoided but that offenses shall be given. Nevertheless, woe be to the man, by whom the offense cometh.
Moffatt New Testament
Woe to the world for hindrances! Hindrances have to come, but ??woe to the man by whom the hindrance does come!
Montgomery New Testament
"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!
NET Bible
Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.
New Heart English Bible
"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes.
Noyes New Testament
Woe to the world because of stumblingblocks! For it must needs be that stumblingblocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumblingblock cometh!
Sawyer New Testament
Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must necessarily come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
The Emphasized Bible
Alas for the world! by reason of the causes of stumbling; for it is, necessary, that the causes of stumbling come, - nevertheless, alas for the man through whom the cause of stumbling cometh!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wo to the world because of offences! for there is a necessity that offences come: nevertheless, wo to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Twentieth Century New Testament
Alas for the world because of such snares! There cannot but be snares; yet alas for the man who is answerable for the snare!
Webster
Woe to the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!
Weymouth New Testament
"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!
Williams New Testament
A curse on the world for such influences to do wrong! For they must come, but a curse on the man from whom these influences come!
World English Bible
"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
Worrell New Testament
"Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity that the stumbling-blocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes!
Worsley New Testament
Wo will be to the world from such offenses; for it is of necessity that offenses come: but wo to that man by whom the offense cometh.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!
Themes
Despisement » Who not to despise
Offence » Denunciation against those who cause
Offence » Occasions of, must arrive
Topics
Interlinear
Anagke
Erchomai
ἐκεῖνος
Ekeinos
Usage: 148
Skandalon
Dia
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 18:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Temptations To Sin
6 But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him that an ass's millstone were hung around his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! 8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to offend, cut them off and throw them from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Names
Cross References
Luke 17:1
And He said to the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come. But woe to him through whom they come!
1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must also be heresies among you, that the approved ones may be revealed among you.
Matthew 26:24
The Son of Man goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.
Genesis 13:7
And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then in the land.
1 Samuel 2:17
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah. For men despised the offering of Jehovah.
1 Samuel 2:22-25
And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who gathered at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
2 Samuel 12:14
Only, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, this child born to you shall surely die.
Matthew 13:41-42
The Son of Man shall send out His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity,
Matthew 23:13-28
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men. For you neither go in, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
Mark 13:7
And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. For it must happen, but the end shall not be yet.
John 17:12
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those that You have given Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
Acts 1:16
Men, brothers, this Scripture must have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who seized Jesus.
Acts 1:18-20
Indeed, then, this one purchased a field with the reward of unrighteousness. And falling headlong, he burst apart in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
Romans 2:23-24
You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through breaking the Law?
2 Thessalonians 2:3-12
Let not anyone deceive you by any means. For that Day shall not come unless there first comes a falling away, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition,
1 Timothy 4:1-3
But the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
1 Timothy 5:14-15
Therefore I want the younger ones to marry, bear children, guide the house, giving no occasion to the adversary because of reproach.
1 Timothy 6:1
Let as many slaves as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name and doctrine of God may not be blasphemed.
2 Timothy 3:1-5
Know this also, that in the last days grievous times will be at hand.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but they will heap up teachers to themselves according to their own lusts, tickling the ear.
Titus 2:5
to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, that the Word of God may not be blasphemed.
Titus 2:8
in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
2 Peter 2:2-3
And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
2 Peter 2:15-17
who have forsaken the right way and have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
Jude 1:4
For certain men crept in secretly, those having been of old previously written into this condemnation, ungodly ones perverting the grace of our God for unbridled lust, and denying the only Master, God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:11-13
Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain, and gave themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
Revelation 2:14-15
But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.
Revelation 2:20-23
But I have a few things against you because you allow that woman Jezebel to teach, she saying herself to be a prophetess, and to cause My servants to go astray, and to commit fornication, and to eat idol-sacrifices.
Revelation 19:20-21
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.