Through whom (δι' ου). Jesus recognizes the inevitableness of stumbling-blocks, traps, hindrances, the world being as it is, but h…

Woe to the world because of offences. That is, offences will be the cause of woe, or suffering. Offences, here, mean things that …

Woe to the world — The interjection is one of sorrow as well as denunciation, and here the former meaning is predominant, as the l…

It is a sad world because of stumbling-blocks. This is the great misery of every age. Occasions for falling into sin are terribly many, and from th…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord had said that it is better for the one who causes offense to have a millstone hung around his neck.…

Jesus proclaims judgment on the “world” (GK 3180), understood as the source of all stumbling. Jesus pronounces this woe “because of the things that…

Woe to the world on account of offenses! This passage may be explained in two ways.

It may be taken actively, as meaning t…

Woe unto the world because of offences !
&c.] By which are meant, not sins, as sometimes, but rather temptations to …

Considering the cunning and malice of Satan, and the weakness and depravity of human hearts, it is inevitable that offences will occur. God permits…

Above, the Lord showed the glory to come in His transfiguration; here He deals with the route for attaining that glory.

This is divided into…