Thematic Bible: The wicked take, at
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.
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Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ crucified
but our message is Christ the crucified ??a stumbling-block to the Jews, 'sheer folly' to the Gentiles,
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I am 'still preaching circumcision myself,' am I? Then, brothers, why am I still being persecuted? And so the stumbling-block of the cross has lost its force, forsooth!
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Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
and went to his native place, where he taught the people in the synagogue till they were astounded. They said, "Where did he get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? Is this not the son of the joiner? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? Are not his sisters settled here among us? Then where has he got all this?" read more.
So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
it is not what enters a man's mouth that defiles him, what defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth." Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees have taken offence at what they hear you say?"
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the bread of life
Such is the bread which has come down from heaven: your ancestors ate their bread and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live for ever." This he said as he taught in the synagogue at Capharnahum. Now many of his disciples, on hearing it, said, "This is hard to take in! Who can listen to talk like this?" read more.
Jesus, inwardly conscious that his disciples were murmuring at it, said to them, "So this upsets you?
Jesus, inwardly conscious that his disciples were murmuring at it, said to them, "So this upsets you?
Offence » The wicked take, at » The righteousness of faith
And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble ??33 as it is written, Here I lay a stone in Sion that will make men stumble, even a rock to trip them up; but he who believes in Him will never be disappointed.
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