Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
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Interpretation
Considering the cunning and malice of Satan, and the weakness and depravity of men's hearts, it is not possible but that there should be offences. God permits them for wise and holy ends, that those who are sincere, and those who are not, may be made known.