Matthew 18:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 18:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 18:7 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 18:7 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Matthew 18:7 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 18:7
“Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:7: woe, offences, come
“Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:7: come, whom, cometh
“Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:7: come, whom, cometh
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:7: because, must, needs
“Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 18:7: because, come, cometh
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