Matthew

Matthew 18:7

⁷Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	Οὐαὶ	Ouai	Interjection	G3759 woe!, alas!
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμῳ	kosmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
for	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
causes of sin	σκανδάλων	skandalōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4625 a snare, stumbling-block
stumbling blocks	σκάνδαλα	skandala	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4625 a snare, stumbling-block
must	ἀνάγκη	anankē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
come	ἐλθεῖν	elthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2064 I come, go
but	πλὴν	plēn	Conjunction	G4133 however, nevertheless
woe	οὐαὶ	ouai	Interjection	G3759 woe!, alas!
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
man	ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
through	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
whom	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
come	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go

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