Cross references

Matthew 18:6

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Matthew 18:6 BSB

Matthew 18:6 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 9:42 (23 votes) and Luke 17:1–2 (20 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 15 to 2 Thessalonians 1.

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Which verses does Matthew 18:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 9:4223 votes

    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

  2. Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  3. See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

  4. After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels …

  5. In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

  6. We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. …

  7. Psalm 105:1512 votes

    “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

  8. Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. …

  9. Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols? …

  10. Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God— as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

  11. Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

  12. Acts 9:57 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 18:6?

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