Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
As it is written:
Look! I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
yet the one who believes on Him
will not be put to shame.
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and a rock to trip over,
yet the one who believes on Him
will not be put to shame.
but for the two houses of Israel,
He will be a stone
and a rock to trip over,
and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
and
A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.
They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.
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and a rock to trip over.
They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
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Now brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
Who has believed what we have heard? And who has the arm of the Lord been revealed to? He grew up before Him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or splendor that we should look at Him, no appearance that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like one people turned away from; He was despised, and we didn't value Him.
He went to His hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him? Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, aren't they all with us? So where does He get all these things?" read more.
And they were offended by Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household."
And they were offended by Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household."
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." Then the disciples came up and told Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?"
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate-and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever." He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?" read more.
Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you?
Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you?
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
Why is that? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
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