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

Jude 1:4

General references

1 Corinthians 3:11

Bible References

A stone

And He hath been for a sanctuary, And for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling, To the two houses of Israel, For a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And he hath said, 'Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this one is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?

Whereunto

'And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;

And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

General references

'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

'These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,

for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;