but if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Philippians 2:4 - The Text-Critical English New Testament None of you should look out for your own interests, but for the interests of others. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others. American Standard Version (1901) not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. Common English Bible Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others. Catholic Public Domain Version Let each of you not consider anything to be your own, but rather to belong to others. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men's. |
but if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Now we who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are without strength; we ought not to please ourselves.
No one should seek his own good, but each person should seek the good of others.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that our ministry may not be discredited.
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself,” you do well.