• Luke 17:1
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 17 Εἶπεν He said δὲ but πρὸς toward τοὺς the μαθητὰς disciples αὐτοῦ of him ᾿Ανένδεκτόν Unavoidable ἐστιν it is τοῦ of the τὰ the σκάνδαλα causes for stumbling μὴ not ἐλθεῖν, to come, πλὴν besides οὐαὶ woe δι’ through οὗ whom ἔρχεται· they are coming;

  • Luke 17:1
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 17 And he said unto his disciples:—It is impossible that occasions of stumbling should not come, Notwithstanding, alas! for him through whom they do come:

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 17:1

      causes for stumbling: Or “stumbling blocks.” The original meaning of the Greek word skanʹda·lon is thought to have referred to a trap; some suggest that it was the stick in the trap to which bait was attached. By extension, the word 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 Lu 17:2, the related verb skan·da·liʹzo, translated “stumble,” could also be rendered “become a snare to; cause to sin.”