1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 but we preach Christ (A)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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1 Peter 2:8
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8 and
(A)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, (B)as they were destined to do.
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (A)folly to him, and (B)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except (A)Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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Galatians 5:11
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11 But if I, brothers,[a] still preach[b] circumcision, (A)why am I still being persecuted? In that case (B)the offense of the cross has been removed.
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- Galatians 5:11 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 13
- Galatians 5:11 Greek proclaim
Isaiah 8:14-15
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14 And he will become a (A)sanctuary and (B)a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many (C)shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
18 For the word of the cross is (A)folly to (B)those who are perishing, but to us (C)who are being saved it is (D)the power of God.
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Luke 2:34
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34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed (A)for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign (B)that is opposed
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Galatians 6:14
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14 But far be it from me to boast (A)except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world (B)has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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- Galatians 6:14 Or through whom
John 6:53-66
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53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (A)the Son of Man and drink his blood, you (B)have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (C)has eternal life, and (D)I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (E)abides in me, and I in him. 57 As (F)the living Father (G)sent me, and (H)I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 (I)This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread[a] the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus[b] said these things in the synagogue, as he taught (J)at Capernaum.
The Words of Eternal Life
60 (K)When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, (L)knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see (M)the Son of Man (N)ascending to (O)where he was before? 63 (P)It is the Spirit who gives life; (Q)the flesh is no help at all. (R)The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But (S)there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus (T)knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and (U)who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, “This is why I told you (V)that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”
66 (W)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
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Matthew 13:57
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57 And (A)they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, (B)“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
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Matthew 11:6
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6 And blessed is the one who (A)is not offended by me.”
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 To me, (A)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (B)to preach to the Gentiles the (C)unsearchable (D)riches of Christ,
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Galatians 3:1
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By Faith, or by Works of the Law?
3 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? (A)It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly (B)portrayed as crucified.
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what (A)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (B)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
1 Corinthians 1:28
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28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even (A)things that are not, to (B)bring to nothing things that are,
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Romans 9:32-33
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32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (A)stumbling stone, 33 as it is written,
(B)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (C)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
(D)and whoever believes in him will not be (E)put to shame.”
Acts 10:39-43
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39 And (A)we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. (B)They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but (C)God raised him on (D)the third day and made him to (E)appear, 41 (F)not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as (G)witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And (H)he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify (I)that he is the one appointed by God to be judge (J)of the living and the dead. 43 (K)To him (L)all the prophets bear witness that (M)everyone who believes in him receives (N)forgiveness of sins (O)through his name.”
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Luke 24:46-47
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46 and said to them, “Thus (A)it is written, (B)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day (C)rise from the dead, 47 and that (D)repentance for[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed (E)in his name (F)to all nations, (G)beginning from Jerusalem.
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- Luke 24:47 Some manuscripts and
Acts 7:32-35
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32 (A)‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Lord said to him, (B)‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. 34 (C)I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and (D)have heard their groaning, and (E)I have come down to deliver them. (F)And now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, (G)saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer (H)by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
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