Bible Cross References
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Matthew 18:5-17
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Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
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But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
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Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks, for stumbling blocks must come; but woe to that man by whom the stumbling block comes!
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If your hand or foot entices you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.
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And if your eye entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into the fire of Gehenna.
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Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in Heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in Heaven.
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For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
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What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?
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And if he should find it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
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Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
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Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
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But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
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And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses to hear the church, let him be to you like a foreigner and a tax collector.
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Proverbs 11:13
One who goes around with slander reveals secrets, but the faithful spirit keeps the matter covered.
Proverbs 20:19
A gossip is a revealer of secrets; therefore do not fellowship with him who flatters with his lips.