Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
Thematic Bible
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
just as it is written,
“Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
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But to both the houses of Israel, a
And a snare and a
and,
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,
But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? "Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? "And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" read more.
And they took offense at Him But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
And they took offense at Him But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
"This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever." These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?" read more.
But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?
But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,