Whosoever shall offend. See Notes on Matthew 18:6-9. The verbal, or nearly verbal, reproduction of these verses indicates the impr…

The Venerable Bede: John, loving the Lord with exceptional devotion, thought that the one who performed a ministry to which he …

This verse is probably better taken with what precedes it than with what follows. The warning points back to the disciples’ attempt to prevent the …

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that
believe in me
Whosoever shal…

It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Undoubtedly, remorse of consci…