Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
just as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. And every man who believes in him will not be shamed.
And he shall be for a sanctuary, but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a net and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
but we proclaim Christ crucified, truly to Jews a stumbling-block and to Gentiles foolishness.
But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been abolished.
Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of LORD been revealed? For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised, and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. And as him from whom men hide their face he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
And having come into his fatherland he taught them in their synagogue, so as for them to be astonished, and say, From where is this wisdom and powers in this man? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all near us? From where then are all these things in this man? read more.
And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house.
And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house.
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying?
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live into the age. He said these things in a synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Therefore many of his disciples having heard, said, This is a hard saying. Who can listen to it? read more.
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples are grumbling about this, said to them, Does this cause you to stumble?
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples are grumbling about this, said to them, Does this cause you to stumble?
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
Why? Because it was not from faith but as from works of law. For they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,