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

And rising

For a

General references

Joshua 22:6

Luke 7:23

Bible References

Set

And he will be for a sanctuary; and for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein.

And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;

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

Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone,

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;

For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:

To you therefore who believe is the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of the corner,

And rising

Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

For a

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.

For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

Behold, I and the children that Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.

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

The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?

They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.

The kings of the earth were there, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.

But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, contradicting and speaking injuriously.

and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These men that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.

but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;

Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

General references

And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents.

and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.