Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
as it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
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And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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and "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense."They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
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But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" read more.
And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person." Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever." Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?" read more.
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Do you take offense at this?
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Do you take offense at this?
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,
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