and a stone of stumbling, and rock of offence," to those who stumble at the word, disobedient; whereunto also they were appointed.

as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence: and every one that believeth in him shall not be confounded."

And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as by the works of the law. For they stumbled against that stone of stumbling;

I say then, Have they stumbled so as to fall? God forbid: but by their stumbling salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

But take heed that this power of yours become not an occasion of stumbling to the weak.

And David saith, "Let their table be for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling-block, and for a recompence unto them:

For if their stumbling is the riches of the world, and their diminution the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

Let us therefore no more judge one another; but judge this rather, that no one put a stumbling-block or offence before his brother.

Give no occasion of stumbling either to the Jews or the Gentiles, or the church of God:

He that loveth his brother is in the light, and occasion of stumbling in him there is none.

Now to him who is able to guard you from stumbling, and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with exultation,

Yet I have a few things against thee, that thou hast there some who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to lay a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices, and to commit whoredom.

he is like to a man, building a house, who digged, and sunk deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when there was a flood, the river rushed violently against that house, and was not of force to shake it, for it was founded on a rock.

and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock which followed them; but that rock was Christ.