# Luke 17.3

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.</span> 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. (Luke 17:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. He said to the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”</span> 5. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” (Luke 17:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 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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> **3. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.**
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> 4. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. (Luke 17:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.</span>
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> **3. <span class="rl-speech">'Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,</span>**
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> 4. <span class="rl-speech">and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'</span> 5. And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;' (Luke 17:1-5, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Forgiveness](/codex/biblical-forgiveness/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 17](/codex/luke-17/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/), via [Luke 17.3-4](/codex/luke-17-3-4/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.