Luke 2:34

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Summary

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;

Set

And rising

For a

General references

Joshua 22:6

Luke 7:23

Bible References

Set

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.

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.

And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"

For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed.

We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from."

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},

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

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},"

And rising

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!"

And you killed the originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses!

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.

But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

For a

But I [am] a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.

because the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.

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.

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."

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!

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!"

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.

The Jews answered and said to him, "Do we not correctly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

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!"

The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same [place], against the Lord and against his Christ.'

But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].

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,

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,

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."

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,

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,

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.

General references

And Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

And whoever is not offended by me is blessed."