Mark 9:40-42

New International Reader's Version

⁴⁰ Anyone who is not against us is for us. ⁴¹ What I’m about to tell you is true. Suppose someone gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah. That person will certainly not go without a reward.

Leading People to Sin

⁴² “What if someone leads one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? If they do, it would be better if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.