| 7. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Matthew 18:7:1 ⧉οὐαὶooeWoe Matthew 18:7:2 ⧉τῷtoto the Matthew 18:7:3 ⧉κόσμῳkosmoworld Matthew 18:7:4 ⧉ἀπὸapobecause of Matthew 18:7:5 ⧉τῶνtonthe Matthew 18:7:6 ⧉σκανδάλων·skandalonstumbling blocks Matthew 18:7:7 ⧉ἀνάγκηanangkeeit is necessary Matthew 18:7:8 ⧉⸀γὰρgarfor Matthew 18:7:9 ⧉ἐλθεῖνeltheento come Matthew 18:7:10 ⧉τὰtathe Matthew 18:7:11 ⧉σκάνδαλα,skandalastumbling blocks Matthew 18:7:12 ⧉πλὴνpleenbut Matthew 18:7:13 ⧉οὐαὶooeWoe Matthew 18:7:14 ⧉τῷtoto the Matthew 18:7:15 ⧉⸀ἀνθρώπῳanthropoman Matthew 18:7:16 ⧉διʼdeethrough Matthew 18:7:17 ⧉οὗhoowhom Matthew 18:7:18 ⧉τὸtothe Matthew 18:7:19 ⧉σκάνδαλονskandalonstumbling block Matthew 18:7:20 ⧉ἔρχεται.erkhete{It} comes |
| 7. Formal Translation Woe to the world because of the stumbling-blocks! For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation Woe will come upon the world because of the things that trip people into sin. Such pitfalls are inevitable, but woe will come upon the person who causes them. |