Matthew 18:7

Matthew 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Context of Matthew 18:7

5And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me. 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 open sea. Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come. 8If 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 have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.

Matthew 18:7 word by word

Οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων· ἀνάγκη γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα, πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ δι᾽ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• unto the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• becauseἀπόapo · away fromG575
• of offencesσκάνδαλονskandalon · stumbling blockG4625
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• itεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• must needsἀνάγκηanagkē · necessityG318
• thatἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• toἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for Matthew 18:7

• Genesis 13:7So there were quarrels between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)
• 1 Samuel 2:17The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.
• 2 Samuel 12:14Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”
• Luke 17:1Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
• Romans 2:23You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!
• 1 Timothy 5:14So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
• 1 Timothy 6:1Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.
• 2 Peter 2:2And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.
• Mark 13:7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• Acts 1:16“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –
• 1 Corinthians 11:19For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,
• 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
• 2 Timothy 4:3For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.
• Jude 1:4For certain men have secretly slipped in among you – men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe – ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Matthew 18:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Wo! - Or, alas! . It is the opinion of some eminent critics, that this word is ever used by our Lord to express sympathy and concern. Because of offenses - Scandals, stumbling-blocks, persecutions, etc. For it must needs be that offenses come - Ϛ , for the coming of offenses is unavoidable. Such is the wickedness of men, such their obstinacy, that they will not come unto Christ that they may have life, but desperately continue deceiving and being…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Woe unto the world because of offences - That is, offences will be the cause of woe or of suffering. Offences, here, mean things that will produce sin: that will cause us to sin, or temptations to induce others to sin. See the notes at Matthew 5:29. It must needs be … - That is, such is the depravity of man that there will be always some who are attempting to make others sin; some people of wickedness endeavoring to lead Christians astray, and rejoicing…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Considering the cunning and malice of Satan, and the weakness and depravity of men's hearts, it is not possible but that there should be offences. God permits them for wise and holy ends, that those who are sincere, and those who are not, may be made known. Being told before, that there will be seducers, tempters, persecutors, and bad examples, let us stand on our guard. We must, as far as lawfully we may, part with what we cannot keep without…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35This fourth major teaching in Matthew (see study note on Matthew 5:1–7:29) focuses on how people responded to the Messiah. The disciples accepted him, while the Jewish leaders and most people did not. As this division increased, Jesus taught his disciples about community life. To follow the standards of Jesus, a community should live with: humility (18:1–5), sensitivity (18:6–9), compassion (18:10–14), discipline (18:15–18), and forgiveness (18:21–35)…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 18:7

• Jesus, the Christ
• Temptation
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Gain
• Offence
• Owe
• Patience
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Papyrus
• bind, bond, bound

Commentaries on Matthew 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings