And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you have nursed.

Whosoever

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Know you that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Then said Jesus unto them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

And he shall be as a sanctuary; but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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;

And he said unto them, You will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offense of the cross ceased.

And, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, even to them who stumble at the word, being disobedient: to which also they were appointed.

General references

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

And the disciples of John showed him all these things.

These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be offended.