1And he said unto the disciples, 'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;a
2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.b
Luke 17 gathers a series of teachings from Jesus that probe the nature of discipleship, forgiveness, faith, and the coming kingdom. The chapter moves from practical community life (stumbling blocks, rebuke, forgiveness) to the apostles' plea for increased faith, answered with the
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