"And he who fallson thisstonewill be broken to pieces;but on whomeverit falls,it will scatter him like dust."
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
You shall breakthem with a rodof iron,You shall shatterthem like earthenware.'"
So the wordof the LORDto them will be, "Orderon order,orderon order,Lineon line,lineon line,A littlehere,a littlethere,"That they may goand stumblebackward,be broken,snaredand takencaptive.
"For the nationand the kingdomwhichwill not serveyou will perish,And the nationswill be utterlyruined.
"It will comeabout in that daythat I will makeJerusalema heavystonefor allthe peoples;allwho liftit will be severelyinjured.And allthe nationsof the earthwill be gatheredagainstit.
"ThereforeI sayto you, the kingdomof Godwill be taken awayfrom you and givento a people,producingthe fruitof it.
When the chief priestsand the PhariseesheardHis parables,they understoodthat He was speakingaboutthem.
"The Sonof Man[is to] go,justas it is writtenof Him; but woeto that manby whomthe Sonof Manis betrayed!It would have beengoodfor that manifhe had not been born."
And allthe peoplesaid,"His bloodshall be on us and on our children!"
And Simeonblessedthem and saidto MaryHis mother,"Behold,this[Child] is appointedfor the falland riseof manyin Israel,and for a signto be opposed--
"Everyonewho fallson that stonewill be broken to pieces;but on whomeverit falls,it will scatter him like dust."
Jesusanswered,"You would havenoauthorityoverMe, unlessit had beengivenyou from above;for thisreasonhe who deliveredMe to you has[the] greatersin."
justas it is written,"BEHOLD,I LAYIN ZIONA STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE,AND HE WHO BELIEVESIN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."
hinderingus from speakingto the Gentilessothat they may be saved;with the result that they alwaysfill up the measureof their sins.But wrathhas comeupon them to the utmost.
and, "A STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE";for they stumblebecause they are disobedientto the word,and to this[doom] they were alsoappointed.
