Mark 9:42 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁴² ‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung round their neck and they were thrown into the sea.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² And whoever causes one of these little ones (these believers) who acknowledge and cleave to Me to stumble and sin, it would be better (more profitable and wholesome) for him if a [huge] millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Common English Bible

⁴² “As for whoever causes these little ones who believe in me to trip and fall into sin, it would be better for them to have a huge stone hung around their necks and to be thrown into the lake.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire:

Mark 9:42 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 17:27

‘But so that we may not cause offence, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.’

Matthew 18:10

‘See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:6

‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung round their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Acts 9:4

He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’

Romans 14:13

Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Romans 15:21

Rather, as it is written: ‘Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.’

Romans 16:17

I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We put no stumbling-block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.

Philippians 1:10

so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

1 Timothy 5:14

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

2 Peter 2:2

Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.