And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

Whosoever

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?

Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

And then will many be offended, and will deliver one another up, and hate one another;

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended in me during this night. For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

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.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Lo, this child is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country.

Many therefore of his disciples having heard it said, This word is hard; who can hear it?

Others said, This is the Christ. Others said, Does then the Christ come out of Galilee?

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

Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned;

But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the scandal of the cross has been done away.

and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; who stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

General references

And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:

These things I have spoken unto you that ye may not be offended.