Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
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It is impossible - It cannot but happen. Such is the state of things that “it will be.” See these verses explained in the notes at Mat 18:6-7.
Adam Clarke
It is impossible but that offenses will come - Such is the corrupt state of the human heart that, notwithstanding all the influences of grace, and the promises of glory, men will continue to sin…
We are here taught,
I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luk 17:1, Luk 17:2. We can expect no other than that…
Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…
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