Matthew 11:6
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6 And blessed is the one who (A)is not offended by me.”
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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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Luke 4:23-29
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23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, (A)‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did (B)at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, (C)no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when (D)the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them (E)but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And (F)there were many lepers[a] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, (G)but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and (H)drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
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- Luke 4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Matthew 26:31
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31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will (A)strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
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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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Matthew 24:10
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10 And then many will fall away[a] and (A)betray one another and hate one another.
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- Matthew 24:10 Or stumble
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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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
1 Corinthians 1:22-23
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22 For (A)Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ (B)crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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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.”
John 6:66
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66 (A)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
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John 6:60-61
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The Words of Eternal Life
60 (A)When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, (B)knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this?
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Luke 11:27-28
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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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Matthew 18:7
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Temptations to Sin
7 “Woe to the world for (A)temptations to sin![a] (B)For it is necessary that temptations come, (C)but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
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- Matthew 18:7 Greek stumbling blocks
Matthew 15:12-14
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12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were (A)offended when they heard this saying?” 13 He answered, (B)“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted (C)will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; (D)they are blind guides.[a] And (E)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
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- Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts add of the blind
Matthew 13:55-57
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55 (A)Is not this (B)the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not (C)his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And (D)they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, (E)“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
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Matthew 5:3-12
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3 (A)“Blessed are (B)the poor in spirit, for (C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are (D)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the (E)meek, for they (F)shall inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and (G)thirst (H)for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are (I)the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are (J)the pure in heart, for (K)they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are (L)the peacemakers, for (M)they shall be called (N)sons[a] of God.
10 (O)“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for (P)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (Q)“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely (R)on my account. 12 (S)Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for (T)so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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- Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface
Psalm 119:1
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Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Aleph
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- Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 32:1-2
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Blessed Are the Forgiven
A Maskil[a] of David.
32 (A)Blessed is the one whose (B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord (C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit (D)there is no deceit.
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- Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 1:1-2
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Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;
2 but his (G)delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,
and on his (H)law he meditates day and night.
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