Luke 17:2
“It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It were better for him that a millstone,.... See Gill on Mat 18:6 and See Gill on Mar 9:42.
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 17:1-2
It is impossible - It cannot but happen. Such is the state of things that “it will be.” See these verses explained in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A mill-stone - That drowning a person with a stone tied about the neck was an ancient mode of punishment, see proved in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 17:1-10
We are here taught,
I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
It were better for him,&c. The literal rendering of the verse is "It is for his advantage if a millstone is hanginground…
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