Matthew 18:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 18:720 words
οὐαὶouaialas, woe
τῷtōthe
κόσμῳkosmōworld
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
σκανδάλωνskandalōnoccasion to fall (of stumbling), offence…
ἀνάγκηanankēdistress, must needs, (of)
necessity(-sary)
γὰρgarfor
ἐλθεῖνeltheincome / go
τὰtathe
σκάνδαλαskandalaoccasion to fall (of stumbling), offence…
πλὴνplēnbut (rather), except, nevertheless
οὐαὶouaialas, woe
τῷtōthe
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being
δι’di’through / because of
οὗhouwho / which
τὸtothe
σκάνδαλονskandalonoccasion to fall (of stumbling), offence…
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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