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

He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed."

For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.

We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."

And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;

while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,

For we are a fragrance of Christ grateful to God in those whom He is saving and in those who are perishing;

To you believers, therefore, that honour belongs; but for unbelievers-- "A Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone,"

And rising

"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."

The Prince of Life you put to death; but God has raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses as to that.

Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed the faith.

Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

For a

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."

Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety.

and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."

On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.

"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."

The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'"

Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also.

For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

But we should be glad to hear from you what it is that you believe; for as for this sect all we know is that it is everywhere spoken against."

while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,

Therefore, surrounded as we are by such a vast cloud of witnesses, let us fling aside every encumbrance and the sin that so readily entangles our feet. And let us run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,

You are to be envied, if you are being reproached for bearing the name of Christ; for in that case the Spirit of glory-- even the Spirit of God--is resting upon you.

General references

And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."