15 Bible Verses about Offence

Let us therefore no longer judge one another; but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling block, or a scandal before a brother.

But take heed, lest by any means this your liberty become a stumbling-block to the weak.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another.

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye will be offended at me this night, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

Yet hath he not root in himself, and so endureth but for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straight-way he is offended.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,

Give no offence either to the Jews, or to the Gentiles, or to the church of God:

As it is written, Behold I lay in Sion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence: and every one that believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, to them who stumble, not believing the word, whereunto also they were appointed.

to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness:

But if I, brethren, preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution?

It is good, not to eat flesh, neither to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weak.

Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Whence hath HE this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath HE all these things? read more.
And they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

But I have a few things against thee, that thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

And whosoever shall offend one of the little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh.

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,

But take heed, lest by any means this your liberty become a stumbling-block to the weak.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man. Then came his disciples and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, hearing this saying, were offended?

That ye may try the things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But he turning said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things of men.

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them that do iniquity.

This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever. These things he said in the synagogue, teaching at Capernaum. Many of his disciples hearing it, said, This is an hard saying: who can hear it? read more.
Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured about this, said to them, Doth this offend you?

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

And as they departed,

Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh.

Wherefore? Because they sought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man.

I have told you these things, that ye may not be offended. They will put you out of the synagogues;