Matthew 18:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Woe unto the world because of offences - That is, offences will be the cause of woe or of suffering. Offences, here, mean things that will produce sin: that will cause us to sin, or temptations t...
Matthew 18:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that (c) offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! (3) A good man cannot help but experience offences, yet he mu...
Matthew 18:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Conversation with the Twelve. For Matthew 18:1-5 , the question of precedence, cf. Mark 9:33-37 *, also Matthew 20:26 f., Mark 10:43 f., Luke 9:48 ; Luke 22:26 . Mt. makes the disciple...
Matthew 18:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

world. Greek. kosmos. App-129. because of. Greek. apo. but . yet, or only. by . by means of. Greek. dia.
Matthew 18:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. Woe to the world on account of offenses! This passage may be explained in two ways. It may be taken actively, as meaning that Christ pronounces a curse on the authors of offenses; an...
Matthew 18:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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! Wo! - Or, alas! ουαι. It is the opinion of some eminent critics, that...
Matthew 18:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For it must needs be that offences come— See Luke 17:1 where our Lord expresses this more fully; it is impossible but that offences will come; impossible, through the weakness, folly, and wicke...
Matthew 18:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 9:33-50 .
Matthew 18:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Offending the Little Ones. The Unmerciful Servant 1-14. Ambition reproved, and humility taught by the example of a little child ( Mark 9:33-37 ; Luke 9:46-48 ).
Matthew 18:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Woe unto the world. — The interjection is one of sorrow as well as denunciation, and here the former meaning is predominant, as the latter is in the next clause of the verse. The true meaning of “o...
Matthew 18:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 14 Last Words at Capernaum - Matthew 17:22-27 ; Matthew 18:1-35 THE TEMPLE TRIBUTE Matthew 17:22-27 THE way southward lies through Galilee; but the time of Galilee's visitation is...
Matthew 18:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Removing Stumbling-Blocks Matthew 18:1-9 Our Lord's transfiguration suggested that the time to take up His Kingdom was near; and the Apostles began to arrange their plans. The Master therefore...
Matthew 18:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

What a sad state of heart prompted this question! How absolutely opposed to the whole genius of the Master's teaching and example! He replied by an act, and a statement growing out of that act. The c...
Matthew 18:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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! (8) Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and...
Matthew 18:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

OFFENCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ‘Woe unto the world because or offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!’ Matthew 18:7 Yes, ‘it must ne...
Matthew 18:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Woe unto the world because of offences !.... By which are meant, not sins, as sometimes, but rather temptations to sin; and so the Ethiopic version renders this word by "temptation" in every clause,...
Matthew 18:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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! Ver. 7. Woe to the world, because of offences ] Σκανδαλον, propri...
Matthew 18:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wo unto the world because of offences That is, unspeakable misery will be in the world through them: for it must needs be that offences come Such is the nature of things, and such the weakness, f...
Matthew 18:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though the Lord Jesus has been seen to forego His own rights, He who is by right infinitely great, the disciples show the opposite attitude in desiring some rights above those of others in the kingdo...
Matthew 18:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Cautions against Offences. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man b...
Matthew 18:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 18:9 " .
Matthew 18:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Powerful Warning Against Being A Cause Of Stumbling To Young Believers (18:5-10). Jesus now moves on from a consideration of the need for His disciples to have become ‘as little children' in reg...
Matthew 18:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 18:5 . One such little child .—Whether literally or only morally a little child. Our Saviour had reference, we doubt not, to both phases of childhood. That He refers to li...
Matthew 18:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:7 If there is any work in the world which peculiarly deserves the name of the work of the devil, it is the hindrance which men sometimes put in the path in which their fellow-creatures...
Matthew 18:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 18:1 . At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The question we have sometimes heard asked in other forms, «Which is the highe...
Matthew 18:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:1 . Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? The comparative μειζων greater, is put here for the superlative. By the kingdom of heaven, they meant the worldly glory of the church...
Matthew 18:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Woe unto the world because of offences. Christian Influence Some sinners defend themselves by saying that if they had not tempted their comrades to evil, some one else would. If your action mad...
Matthew 18:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 18:1-40 Discourse concerning the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and the mutual duties of Christians . ( Mark 9:33-41 ; Luke 9:46-42 .) Matthew 18:1-40 The...
Matthew 18:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A warning:
Matthew 18:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:19 ; 1 Samuel 2:17 ; 1 Samuel 2:22-25 ; 1 Timothy 4:1-3 ; 1 Timothy 5:14 ; 1 Timothy 5:15 ; 1 Timothy 6:1 ; 2 Peter 2:15-17 ; 2 Peter 2:2 ; 2 Peter 2:3 ; 2 Samuel 12:14 ;...
Matthew 18:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wo to the world because of offences — That is, unspeakable misery will be in the world through them; for it must needs be that offences come — Such is the nature of things, and such the weakness, f...

Matthew 18:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 18:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 18:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 18:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 18:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 18:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 18:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 18:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 18:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 18:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes