Luke 2:34
And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--
1 Corinthians 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,
Matthew 21:44
And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"
Acts 28:22
But we would like to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere."
1 Peter 2:7-8
Therefore the honor [is] for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe, "The stone that the builders rejected, this one has become {the cornerstone},"
Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, "Blessed [be] Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.
Genesis 47:7
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Exodus 39:43
And Moses saw all the work, and, indeed, they had done it as Yahweh had commanded; so they did, and Moses blessed them.
Leviticus 9:22-23
Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, and he blessed them, and he came down {after} {sacrificing} the sin offering and the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.
Psalm 22:6-8
But I [am] a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.
Psalm 69:9-12
because the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.
Isaiah 8:14-15
And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone, and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel, like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8:18
Look! I and the children whom Yahweh has given to me [are] like signs and portents in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, the one who dwells on the mountain of Zion.
Hosea 14:9
Who [is] wise that he can understand these [things]? Who is discerning that he knows them? The ways of Yahweh [are] right, and [the] righteous walk in them; but transgressors stumble in them.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."
Matthew 12:46
And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
Matthew 26:65-67
Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!
Matthew 27:40-45
and saying, "The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
Matthew 27:63
saying, "Sir, we remember that [while] that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise.'
John 3:20
For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.
John 5:18
So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, [thus] making himself equal with God.
John 8:48-52
The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
John 9:24-29
So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, "Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!"
Acts 2:36-41
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified!"
Acts 3:15-19
And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same [place], against the Lord and against his Christ.'
Acts 6:7
And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.
Acts 9:1-20
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 13:45
But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].
Acts 17:6
And [when they] did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These [people] who have stirred up trouble [throughout] the world have come here also,
Acts 24:5
For we have found this man [to be] a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Romans 9:32
Why that? Because [they did] not [pursue it] by faith, but as [if] by works. They stumbled over the {stone that causes people to stumble},
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham [as he] was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
Hebrews 7:7
Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.
Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, [since] we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and {the sin that so easily ensnares us}, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us,
1 Peter 4:14
If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.