Old Testament

Matthew 18:6-10
6“But, if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[] it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7Woe to the world because of temptations to sin. Temptations must come, but woe to that person through whom the temptation comes!
8“If your hand or your foot causes you to sin,[] cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands or two feet. 9If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to be thrown into hell fire with two eyes. 10See to it that you do not look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Footnotes

  • 18:6 Or stumble. The Greek skandalizo could mean to stumble into sin or fall from faith.
  • 18:8 Or stumble. The Greek skandalizo could mean to stumble into sin or fall from faith.