and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but (as if it were possible) by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

just as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Jesus said to his disciples, "Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.