Luke 17:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version

² It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² It would be more profitable for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were hurled into the sea than that he should cause to sin or be a snare to one of these little ones [lowly in rank or influence].

American Standard Version (1901)

² It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Common English Bible

² It would be better for them to be thrown into a lake with a large stone hung around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to trip and fall into sin.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.

English Standard Version 2016

² It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

Luke 17:2 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 40:11

He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.

Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O spear, against my shepherd and against the man that clings to me, says the Lord of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand to the little ones.

Matthew 18:10

See to it that you do not despise even one of these little ones. For I say to you, that their Angels in heaven continually look upon the face of my Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:14

Even so, it is not the will before your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should be lost.

Matthew 26:24

Indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written about him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born."

Mark 9:42

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life disabled, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire,

John 21:15

Then, when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

1 Corinthians 9:15

Yet I have used none of these things. And I have not written so that these things may be done for me. For it is better for me to die, rather than to let anyone empty out my glory.

1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak, I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. To all, I became all, so that I might save all.