- a stumblingblock:
- "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} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I will layª° stumblingblocksª before¹ this¹ people,ª and the fathersª and the sonsª togetherª shall fallª° upon them; the neighbourª and his friendª shall perish.ª°" {Jer 6:21} + "Again,²° When a righteousª [man] doth turnª° from his righteousness,ª¹ and commitª° iniquity,ª and I layª° a stumblingblockª beforeª him, he¹ shall die:ª° because¹ thou hast not¹ given him warning,ª° he shall dieª° in his sin,ª and his righteousnessª which¹ he hath doneª° shall not¹ be remembered;ª° but his bloodª will I requireª° at thine hand.ª¹" {Ezk 3:20} + "Because¹¹ they ministered²° unto¹¹ them beforeª their idols,ª and caused¹ the houseª of Israelª to fallª into iniquity;ª therefore¹¹ have I lifted upª° mine handª against¹ them, saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª and they shall bearª° their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 44:12} + "Woeª unto the¹ worldª because of² offences!ª forª it must needs² beª°¹ that offencesª come;ª° butª woeª to that¹ manª by²¹ whomª² the¹ offenceª cometh!ª°" {Mtt 18:7} + "Wherefore?ª Becauseª [they sought it] notª byª faith,ª butª as² it were¹ byª the worksª of the law.ª Forª they stumbledª° at that stumblingstone;ªª" {Rom 9:32} + "Andª Davidª saith,ª° Let²° their²¹ tableª be madeª° a¹ snare,ª² andª a¹ trap,ª² andª a¹ stumblingblock,ª² andª a¹ recompenceª² unto them:ª" {Rom 11:9} + "Let us²° not therefore² judgeª°¹ one anotherª any more:ª butª judgeª° thisª rather,ª that no manª putª° a stumblingblockª orª an occasion to fallª in [his] brother's¹ way.²" {Rom 14:13} + "[It is] goodª neitherª to eatª° flesh,ª norª to drinkª° wine,ª norª [any thing] wherebyªª thyª brotherª stumbleth,ª° orª is offended,ª° orª is made weak.ª°" {Rom 14:21} + "Butª weª preachª° Christª crucified,ª° unto the Jewsª a¹ stumblingblock,ª² andª unto the Greeksª foolishness;ª" {1Co 1:23} + "Butª take heedª° lest² by any means²¹ thisª libertyª of yoursª becomeª° a stumblingblockª to them that are weak.ª°" {1Co 8:9} + "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 2:8}
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