Therefore, let us no longer criticize one another. Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in your brother’s way.

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

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.

But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

I ask, then, have they stumbled in order to fall? Absolutely not! On the contrary, by their stumbling, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.

Now if their stumbling brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed.

“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.

Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy,

The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

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A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.

They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.

It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.

As it is written:

Look! I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
yet the one who believes on Him
will not be put to shame.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

If anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.”

Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.