- nothing shall offend them:
- Heb. they shall have no stumbling block, "Sanctifyª°¹ the LORDª of hostsª himself; and [let] him¹ [be] your fear,ª and [let] him¹ [be] your dread.ª° ... And manyª among them shall stumble,ª° and fall,ª° and be broken,ª° and be snared,ª° and be taken.ª°" {Isa 8:13-15} + "But the wordª of the LORDª was¹ unto them preceptª upon precept,ª preceptª upon precept;ª lineª upon line,ª lineª upon line;ª here¹ a little,ª [and] there¹ a little;ª that¹ they might go,²°¹ and fallª° backward,ª and be broken,ª° and snared,ª° and taken.ª°" {Isa 28:13} + "And shall say,ª° Cast ye up,ª° cast ye up,ª° prepareª° the way,ª take upª° the stumblingblockª out of the wayª¹ of my people.ª" {Isa 57:14} + "Yetª hath¹ he²° notª rootª inª himself,ª butª dureth²° for a while:ª¹ forª when tribulationª orª persecutionª arisethª° becauseª of the¹ word,ª by and byª he is offended.ª°" {Mtt 13:21} + "Forª there shall ariseª° false Christs,ª andª false prophets,ª andª shall shewª° greatª signsª andª wonders;ª insomuch that,ª ifª [it were] possible,ª they shall deceiveª° the¹ veryª elect.ª" {Mtt 24:24} + "Whereforeª alsoª it is containedª° inª the¹ scripture,ª Behold,ª° I layª° inª Sionª a chief corner² stone,ª¹ elect,ª precious:ª andª he that believethª° onª himª shall²° not¹ be² confounded.ª° ... Andª a stoneª of stumbling,ª andª a rockª of offence,ª [even to them] whichª stumbleª° at the¹ word,ª being disobedient:ª° whereuntoªª alsoª they were appointed.ª°" {1Pe 2:6-8}
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