and, "a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed."

Why? Because they didn't seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;

"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!

David says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.

Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.

Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me."

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.