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Mark 9:42

NETBible	“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone¹ tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
NIV © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.
NASB © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.
NLT © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trusts in me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around the neck.
MSG © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"On the other hand, if you give one of these simple, childlike believers a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you'll soon wish you hadn't. You'd be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck.
BBE © SABDAweb Mar 9:42	And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 9:42	"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.
NKJV © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.
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KJV	And <2532> whosoever <3739> <302> shall offend <4624> (5661) one <1520> of [these] little ones <3398> that believe <4100> (5723) in <1519> me <1691>_, it is <2076> (5748) better <2570> <3123> for him <846> that <1487> a millstone <3037> <3457> were hanged <4029> (5736) about <4012> his <846> neck <5137>_, and <2532> he were cast <906> (5769) into <1519> the sea <2281>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mar 9:42	"Whoever <3739> causes <4624> one <1520> of these <3778> little <3398> ones <3398> who believe <4100> to stumble <4624> , it would be better <2570> <3123> for him if <1487> , with a heavy <3684> millstone <3458> hung <4029> around <4012> his neck <5137> , he had been cast <906> into the sea <2281> .
NET [draft] ITL	“If anyone <3739> <302> causes <4624> one <1520> of these <5130> little <3398> ones who believe <4100> in me to sin, it would be <1510> better <2570> for him <846> to have a huge millstone <3458> <3684> tied <4029> around <4012> his <846> neck <5137> and <2532> to be thrown <906> into <1519> the sea <2281> .
GREEK	kai ov an skandalish twn mikrwn toutwn twn pisteuontwn estin mallon ei perikeitai onikov peri ton trachlon autou kai beblhtai thn yalassan

NETBible

“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone¹ tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “the millstone of a donkey.” This refers to a large flat stone turned by a donkey in the process of grinding grain (BDAG 661 s.v. μύλος 2; L&N 7.68-69). The same term is used in the parallel account in Matt 18:6.

¹sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin.