• Matthew 18:7
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 7 Οὐαὶ Woe τῷ to the κόσμῳ world ἀπὸ from τῶν the σκανδάλων· stumbling blocks; ἀνάγκη necessity γὰρ for ἐλθεῖν to come τὰ the σκάνδαλα, stumbling blocks, πλὴν besides οὐαὶ woe τῷ to the ἀνθρώπῳ man δι’ through οὗ whom τὸ the σκάνδαλον stumbling block ἔρχεται. is coming.

  • Matthew 18:7
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 7 Alas for the world! by reason of the causes of stumbling; For it is necessary that the causes of stumbling come,—Nevertheless alas for the man through whom the cause of stumbling cometh!

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

    • 18:7

      stumbling blocks: The original meaning of the Greek word skanʹda·lon, rendered “stumbling block,” is thought to have referred to a trap; some suggest that it was the stick in a trap to which the bait was attached. By extension, it came to refer to any impediment that would cause one to stumble or fall. In a figurative sense, it refers to an action or a circumstance that leads a person to follow an improper course, to stumble or fall morally, or to fall into sin. At Mt 18:8, 9, the related verb skan·da·liʹzo, translated “make stumble,” could also be rendered “become a snare; cause to sin.”