Luke 12:51
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
51 Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth?(A) No, I tell you, but rather division.(B)
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Luke 12:51
King James Version
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
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Isaiah 8:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 He shall be a snare,
a stone for injury,
A rock for stumbling
to both the houses of Israel,
A trap and a snare
to those who dwell in Jerusalem;(A)
Isaiah 8:14
King James Version
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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John 9:39
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
39 [a]Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become blind.”(A)
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- 9:39–41 These verses spell out the symbolic meaning of the cure; the Pharisees are not the innocent blind, willing to accept the testimony of others.
John 9:39
King James Version
39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
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Romans 9:33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
33 as it is written:
“Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion
that will make people stumble
and a rock that will make them fall,
and whoever believes in him shall not be put to shame.”(A)
Romans 9:33
King James Version
33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
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1 Corinthians 1:23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,(A)
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1 Corinthians 1:23
King James Version
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
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1 Peter 2:7-8
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7 Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith:
“The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”(A)
8 and
“A stone that will make people stumble,
and a rock that will make them fall.”
They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.(B)
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1 Peter 2:7-8
King James Version
7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
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