Matthew 18:3-9

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Matthew 18:3-9

3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man 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 and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
— Matthew 18:3-9

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