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Luke 17:1
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KJ21
Then said He unto His disciples, “It is impossible but that offenses will come, but woe unto him through whom they come!
ASV
And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!
AMP
Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come!
AMPC
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!
BRG
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
CSB
He said to his disciples, “Offenses will certainly come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
CSBA
He said to his disciples, ‘Offences will certainly come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
CEB
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.
CJB
Yeshua said to his talmidim, “It is impossible that snares will not be set. But woe to the person who sets them!
CEV
Jesus said to his disciples: There will always be something that causes people to sin. But anyone who causes them to sin is in for trouble. A person who causes even one of my little followers to sin
DARBY
And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe [to him] by whom they come!
DLNT
And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible that the causes-of-falling should not come. Nevertheless, woe to the one through whom they come.
DRA
And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.
ERV
Jesus said to his followers, “Things will surely happen that will make people sin. But it will be very bad for anyone who makes this happen.
EASY
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Some bad things in this world will make other people do wrong things. You can be sure about that. But God will punish anyone who makes these bad things happen.
EHV
Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
ESV
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
ESVUK
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
EXB
Jesus said to his ·followers [disciples], “·Things that cause people to sin [Stumbling blocks; Causes of sin; Temptations] ·will happen [are inevitable; L it is impossible for them not to come], but ·how terrible for [L woe to] the person who causes them to happen!
GNV
1 Offenses. 3 We must forgive him that trespasseth against us. 10 We are unprofitable servants. 11 Of the ten lepers. 20 Of the coming of the kingdom of heaven. 33 False Christs. 36 After what manner Christ’s coming shall be. Then said he to his disciples, It cannot be avoided, but that offences will come, but woe be to him by whom they come.
GW
Jesus told his disciples, “Situations that cause people to lose their faith are certain to arise. But how horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith!
GNT
Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that make people fall into sin are bound to happen, but how terrible for the one who makes them happen!
HCSB
He said to His disciples, “Offenses will certainly come, but woe to the one they come through!
ICB
Jesus said to his followers, “Things will surely happen that cause people to sin. But how terrible for the one who causes them to happen.
ISV
Jesus told his disciples, “It is inevitable that temptations to sin will come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come!
PHILLIPS
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “It is inevitable that there should be pitfalls, but alas for the man who is responsible for them! It would be better for that man to have a mill-stone hung round his neck and be thrown into the sea, than that he should trip up one of these little ones. So be careful how you live. “If your brother offends you, take him to task about it, and if he is sorry, forgive him. Yes, if he wrongs you seven times in one day and turns to you and says, ‘I am sorry’ seven times, you must forgive him.”
JUB
¶ Then he said unto the disciples, It is impossible that offenses will not come, but woe unto the one through whom they come!
KJV
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
AKJV
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
LSB
Now He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
LEB
And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!
TLB
“There will always be temptations to sin,” Jesus said one day to his disciples, “but woe to the man who does the tempting.
MSG
He said to his disciples, “Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on! Better to wear a concrete vest and take a swim with the fishes than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time!
MEV
Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible except that offenses will come. But woe to him through whom they come!
MOUNCE
And he said to · his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
NOG
Yeshua told his disciples, “Situations that cause people to lose their faith are certain to arise. But how horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith!
NABRE
He said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur.
NASB
Now He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to one through whom they come!
NASB1995
He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
NCB
Jesus said to his disciples, “Scandals are bound to occur, but woe to the man through whom they come!
NCV
Jesus said to his followers, “Things that cause people to sin will happen, but how terrible for the person who causes them to happen!
NET
Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
NIRV
Jesus spoke to his disciples. “Things that make people sin are sure to come,” he said. “But how terrible it will be for anyone who causes those things to come!
NIV
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.
NIVUK
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.
NKJV
Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!
NLV
Jesus said to His followers, “For sure, things will come that will make people sin. But it is bad for the person who makes someone else sin.
NLT
One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
NMB
Then Jesus said to his disciples, It cannot be avoided but that offences will come. Nevertheless, woe be to him through whom they come.
NRSVA
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come!
NRSVACE
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come!
NRSVCE
Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come!
NRSVUE
Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for sin are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!
NTFE
Jesus said to his disciples, “There are bound to be things that trip people up; but woe betide the person who brings them about!
OJB
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, It is impossible for the nisayon (temptation) to sin not to come, but oy through whom it comes.
RGT
Then He said to His disciples, “It is impossible for stumbling blocks not to come. But, but woe to him by whom they come.
RSV
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
RSVCE
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come!
TLV
Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom they come!
VOICE
Jesus (to His disciples): You can’t stop temptations to do wrong from coming. But how tragic it will be for the person who becomes the source of the temptation!
WEB
He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
WE
Jesus said to his disciples, `People will make other people do wrong. But the person who makes another person do wrong will have trouble.
WYC
And Jesus said to his disciples, It is impossible that causes of stumbling come not; but woe to that man, by whom they come. [And he said to his disciples, It is impossible that offences come not; but woe to him, by whom they come.]
YLT
And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo [to him] through whom they come;
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