34 And Simeon blessed them and said to (A)His mother Mary, “Behold, this Child is appointed for (B)the fall and [a]rise of many in Israel, and as a sign to be [b]opposed— 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

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  1. Luke 2:34 Or resurrection
  2. Luke 2:34 Or refused

34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:(A) “This child is destined to cause the falling(B) and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

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32 Why? Because they did not pursue it [a]by faith, but as though they could [b]by works. They stumbled over (A)the stumbling stone, 33 just as it is written:

(B)Behold, I am laying in Zion (C)a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
(D)And the one who believes in Him (E)will not be [c]put to shame.”

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  1. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  2. Romans 9:32 Lit out of
  3. Romans 9:33 Or disappointed

32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.(A) 33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

(A)This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers,

(B)A stone which the builders (C)rejected,
This became the [a]chief cornerstone,”

and,

(D)A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;

(E)for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (F)and to this they were also appointed.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Lit head of the corner

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[b](D)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
  2. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14