Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Offend
General references
Bible References
Offend
Matthew 11:6
Blessed and happy is he who is not offended by me.
Matthew 13:21
There is no root in him. He endures for a while. When he has tribulation or persecution because of the word, he falls away.
Matthew 16:23
He turned to Peter and said: Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me. You think the things of men, not of God.
Matthew 18:6
He who causes one of my faithful little ones to stumble is in trouble. It would be better for him to end up in the deep sea with a great stone tied to his neck.
Matthew 26:31
Jesus said to them: All of you will fall away because of me tonight. It is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
Luke 17:2
It would be better for him to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
Romans 9:33
It is written: Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence and he that believes on him will not be ashamed. (Isaiah 8:14)
Romans 14:20
Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
1 Corinthians 8:13
If food makes my brother stumble I will eat no food at all so I do not make my brother stumble.
Galatians 5:11
But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then has the stumbling block of the stake been done away?
1 Peter 2:8
It is a stone that people stumble over, and a large rock that people find offensive. They stumble because they are disobedient to the word. To this end they were appointed.
Cast
Matthew 22:13
The king gave orders for that person to be tied hand and foot and thrown outside into the dark. That is where people will cry and grind their teeth in pain.
Matthew 25:20
The servant who received five talents brought another five talents. He said: 'Lord, here are your five talents, plus the five I gained.'
Luke 12:5
I will show you the one to fear. Fear the one who, after he has killed, has power to destroy you (throw into the ever-burning trash fires of the valley of Hinnom) (Greek: Gehenna). This is one you should fear.
General references
Proverbs 23:31
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it shines in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.