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Matthew 18:7

Stumbling Blocks

7 Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For ait is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

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Matthew 18:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!

Matthew 18:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

Matthew 18:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Matthew 18:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.

Matthew 18:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Matthew 18:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

How terrible for the people of the world because of the things that cause them to sin. Such things will happen, but how terrible for the one who causes them to happen!

Matthew 18:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

Matthew 18:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

Matthew 18:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

How horrible it will be for the world because it causes people to lose their faith. Situations that cause people to lose their faith will arise. How horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith! 

Matthew 18:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes.

Matthew 18:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom the stumbling block comes!

Matthew 18:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for it is a necessity that causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

Matthew 18:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“How terrible it will be for the world because of the things that lead people to sin! Things like that must come. But how terrible for those who cause them!


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