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

1 Peter 2:7

And rising

For a

General references

Luke 7:23

Bible References

Set

And he that falls upon this stone shall be dashed to pieces; but him on whom it shall fall, it will make like chaff for the wind.

For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by works of law: for they stumbled against that stone of stumbling,

but we preach Christ crucified; to the Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks, foolishness:

For, through God, we are a sweet odor of Christ, among the saved, and among the lost:

To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner,

And rising

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

and you slew the Author of life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplied; and a great multitude of the priests became obedient to the faith.

And Saul, still breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the chief priest,

For a

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

Then the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: He has spoken impiously; what further need have we of witnesses? See now, you have heard his impious words:

and saying: You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

For this reason, therefore, the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the sabbath, but also said that God was his own father, making himself equal with God.

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

Then, the second time, they called the man who had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.

The kings of the land stood up, and the rulers met together against the Lord and against his anointed.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling.

But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying out: These men, who have thrown the world into confusion, have come hither also;

For we have found this man a pest and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

But we think it right to hear from you what you think: for, as it respects this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.

but we preach Christ crucified; to the Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks, foolishness:

Wherefore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that lies before us,

If you are reproached on account of Christ, happy are you: for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. On their part he is reviled, but on your part he is glorified:

General references

and blessed is he who shall find no cause of offense in me.