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  • Matthew 18:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 6 But whoever stumbles one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have hung around his neck a millstone that is turned by a donkey and to be sunk in the open sea.+

  • Matthew 18:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 6 ὃς who δ’ but ἂν likely σκανδαλίσῃ might stumble ἕνα one τῶν of the μικρῶν little (ones) τούτων these τῶν the (ones) πιστευόντων believing εἰς into ἐμέ, me, συμφέρει it is bearing together αὐτῷ to him ἵνα in order that κρεμασθῇ should be hanged μύλος millstone ὀνικὸς belonging to the ass περὶ about τὸν the τράχηλον neck αὐτοῦ of him καὶ and καταποντισθῇ he should be sunk ἐν in τῷ the πελάγει watery expanse τῆς of the θαλάσσης. sea.

  • Matthew 18:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 6 But whoever stumbles one of these little ones who put faith in me, it is more beneficial for him to have hung around his neck a millstone+ such as is turned by an ass and to be sunk in the wide, open sea.+

  • Matthew 18:6
    The Bible in Living English
    • 6 but anybody who trips up one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be well for him that an ass-power millstone should be hung around his neck and that he should be sunk in the sea far from land.

  • Matthew 18:6
    American Standard Version
    • 6 But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

  • Matthew 18:6
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 6 And whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones who believe in me It profiteth him that there be hung a large mill-stone about his neck, and he be sunk in the wide main of the sea.

  • Matthew 18:6
    King James Version
    • 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 18:6 mwb18.02 8; gt chapter 63; w89 7/15 25; w88 2/15 8

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 18:6 w80 1/15 32; w75 724; ad 1159; mg63 97; w62 413; w61 541; w31 376

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 18:6

      Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,

      2/2018, p. 8

      The Watchtower,

      7/15/1989, p. 25

      2/15/1988, p. 8

      1/15/1980, p. 32

      12/1/1975, p. 724

      7/1/1962, pp. 412-414

      9/1/1961, pp. 541-542

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 18:6

      a millstone that is turned by a donkey: Or “a huge millstone.” Lit., “a millstone of a donkey.” Such a millstone, likely 1.2-1.5 m (4-5 ft) in diameter, was so heavy that it had to be turned by a donkey.

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