Then Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan {\cf2\super [234]} ! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the things of God. You only care about things that people think are important.”
Luke 17:1 - Easy To Read Version Jesus said to his followers, “Things will surely happen that will make people sin. But it will be very bad for the person that makes this happen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND [Jesus] said to His disciples, Temptations (snares, traps set to entice to sin) are sure to come, but woe to him by or through whom they come! American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! Common English Bible Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause people to trip and fall into sin must happen, but how terrible it is for the person through whom they happen. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to his disciples: "It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come. |
Then Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan {\cf2\super [234]} ! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the things of God. You only care about things that people think are important.”
I feel sorry for the people in the world because of the things that make people sin. Those things must happen. But it will be very bad for the person that causes those things to happen.
But Abraham said to him, ‘No! If your brothers won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, then they won’t listen to someone that comes back from death.’”
So we should stop judging each other. We must decide not to do anything that will make a brother or sister weak or fall into sin.
Brothers and sisters, I ask you to be very careful of those people that cause people to be against each other. Be very careful of those people that upset other people’s faith. Those people are against the true teaching you learned. Stay away from those people.
(It is necessary for there to be differences among you. That is the way to make it clear which ones of you are really doing right.)
The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [16]} clearly says that in the later times some people will stop believing the \{true\} faith (teaching). Those people will obey spirits that tell lies. And those people will follow the teachings of demons. {\cf2\super [17]}
“But I have a few things against you: You have people there \{in your group\} who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel {\cf2\super [17]} sin. Those people sinned by eating food offered to idols {\cf2\super [18]} and by doing sexual sins.
But I have this against you: You let that woman named Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet. {\cf2\super [22]} But she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to do sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. {\cf2\super [23]}