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NASB | Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble and sin [by leading him away from My teaching], it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone [as large as one turned by a donkey] hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. [Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2] |
Bible Question:
In Matthew 16 Jesus tells us to avoid the appearance of evil. Is this advice for all Christians, mature Christians or just for Christian leaders? In particular, should 2 new church members be baptised if they are engaged and living together? |
Bible Answer: Abstain from every form of evil In Matthew 16 Jesus does not tell us to avoid the appearance of evil. The phrase "appearance of evil" appears only once in the King James Version of the Bible -- 1 Thessalonians 5:22. Where in v. 22 the KJV has the words "all appearance", in the literal Greek it is "every form". So what it says literally is "Abstain from every form of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:22 American Standard Version abstain from every form of evil. NASB abstain from every form of evil. New King James Version Abstain from every form of evil. ESV Abstain from every form of evil. |