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Luke 7:23
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Luke 7:23
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23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
Luke 7:23
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Luke 7:23
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23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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Isaiah 8:14-15
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Isaiah 8:14-15
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14 He will be a holy place;(A)
for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(B) that causes people to stumble(C)
and a rock that makes them fall.(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.(E)
15 Many of them will stumble;(F)
they will fall and be broken,
they will be snared and captured.”
Isaiah 8:14-15
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Isaiah 8:14-15
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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.
15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
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1 Peter 2:7-8
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1 Peter 2:7-8
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7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)
8 and,
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
- 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
1 Peter 2:7-8
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1 Peter 2:7-8
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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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1 Corinthians 2:14
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(A) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(B) those who believe.(C) 22 Jews demand signs(D) and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified:(E) a stumbling block(F) to Jews and foolishness(G) to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called,(H) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(I) and the wisdom of God.(J) 25 For the foolishness(K) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(L) of God is stronger than human strength.
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(M) Not many of you were wise(N) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(O) the foolish(P) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(Q)—to nullify the things that are,
1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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1 Corinthians 1:21-28
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21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
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Romans 9:32-33
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Romans 9:32-33
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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:
Footnotes
- Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16
Romans 9:32-33
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Romans 9:32-33
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32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
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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John 6:60-66
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John 6:60-66
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Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(A) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(B)
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(C) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(D) ascend to where he was before!(E) 63 The Spirit gives life;(F) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[a] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(G) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(H) 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”(I)
66 From this time many of his disciples(J) turned back and no longer followed him.
Footnotes
- John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit
John 6:60-66
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John 6:60-66
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60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
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Luke 2:34
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Luke 2:34
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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,
Luke 2:34
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Luke 2:34
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34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
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Matthew 13:57-58
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Matthew 13:57-58
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57 And they took offense(A) at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(B)
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Matthew 13:57-58
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Matthew 13:57-58
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57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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Matthew 11:6
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Matthew 11:6
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6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(A)
Matthew 11:6
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Matthew 11:6
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6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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