Continuing His warnings to His disciples about the cost and extremity of discipleship to Christ, Jesus warns His followers to vigorously avoid causing stumbling to others and to themselves. To learn the tutelage of Christ is to follow the example of Christ, to live a life that is a “living sacrifice” (Rom 12:1–2) and to consider one’s own life as loss for the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus their Lord (Phil 3:8).