as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense: and whoever believes on him, shall not be ashamed.

And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by works of law: for they stumbled against that stone of stumbling,

Let us, therefore, no longer judge one another: but rather decide to put no stumbling-block or snare in your brother's way.