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

Behold this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

Wherefore? Because they sought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness:

To these an odour of death unto death, but to those an odour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Whereunto

What if God, being willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, yet endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction?

For God hath not appointed us to wrath,

And through covetousness will they with feigned speeches make merchandize of you, whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were of old described before with regard to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

General references

And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

I have told you these things, that ye may not be offended. They will put you out of the synagogues;

For other foundation can no man lay, than what is laid, which is Jesus Christ: And if any one build on this foundation, gold, silver, costly stones;