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

Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

but we preach the Messiah crucified. He is a stumbling block to Jews and nonsense to gentiles,

But you must see to it that this right of yours does not become a stumbling block for those who are weak.

Don't become a stumbling block to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

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

And so I ask, "They have not stumbled so as to fall, have they?" Of course not! On the contrary, because of their stumbling, salvation has come to the gentiles to make the Jews jealous.

Therefore, if food that I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from stumbling.

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

Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!

They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

Why not? Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on achievements. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble.

Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours in the day, aren't there? If anyone walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

But if anyone walks at night he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble a large rock that will make them fall and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

Do not destroy God's action for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make another person stumble because of what you eat.

The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that makes your brother stumble, upset, or weak.

Who is weak without me being weak, too? Who is caused to stumble without me becoming indignant?

The person who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no reason for him to stumble.

That is why we wanted to come to you. Certainly I, Paul, wanted to come time and again, but Satan blocked our way.