7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!

7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

7 “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.

7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

7 How terrible for the people of the world because of the things that cause them to sin. Such things will happen, but how terrible for the one who causes them to happen!

7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

7 Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

7 How horrible it will be for the world because it causes people to lose their faith. Situations that cause people to lose their faith will arise. How horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith! 

7 Woe to the world because of offenses. For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes.

7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom the stumbling block comes!

7 Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for it is a necessity that causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

7 “How terrible it will be for the world because of the things that lead people to sin! Things like that must come. But how terrible for those who cause them!

7 “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!