1 Peter 2:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

A stone

Whereunto

General references

Luke 7:23

John 16:1

1 Corinthians 3:11

Bible References

A stone

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;

Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but as being by works. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumblingblock, and to gentiles foolishness,

to the latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Whereunto

What if God endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, purposing to manifest his wrath and to make known his power;

for God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

For there have stealthily crept in certain men who were of old appointed beforehand for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into wantonness, and denying the only Sovereign, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

General references

and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

These things have I spoken to you, that ye may not fall away.

For other foundation can no one lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus.