1 Peter 2:8

God's Word

a stone that people trip over, a large rock that people find offensive.” The people tripped over the word because they refused to believe it. Therefore, this is how they ended up.

Cross References

Job 23:14

He will carry out ⌞his⌟ orders concerning me as he does with so many other things.

Exodus 9:16

But I have spared you for this reason. I want to show you my power and make my name famous throughout the earth.

Isaiah 37:26

“ ‘Haven’t you heard? I did this long ago. I planned it in the distant past. Now I make it happen so that you will turn fortified cities into piles of rubble.

Isaiah 57:14

It will be said: “Build a road! Build a road! Prepare the way! Remove every obstacle in the way of my people!”

Isaiah 8:14

He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem.

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is the reason that many people in Israel will be condemned and many others will be saved. He will be a sign that will expose

Romans 9:22

If God wants to demonstrate his anger and reveal his power, he can do it. But can’t he be extremely patient with people who are objects of his anger because they are headed for destruction?

1 Corinthians 1:23

but our message is that Christ was crucified. This offends Jewish people and makes no sense to people who are not Jewish.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a life-giving fragrance. Who is qualified to tell about Christ?

Galatians 5:11

Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching that circumcision is necessary, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the cross wouldn’t be offensive anymore.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

It was not God’s intention that we experience his anger but that we obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:6

That is why Scripture says, “I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed.”

1 Peter 2:7

This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don’t believe: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.

Jude 1:4

Some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. Not long ago they were condemned in writing for the following reason: They are people to whom God means nothing. They use God’s kindness  as an excuse for sexual freedom and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.