1 Peter 2:8

New Century Version

Also, he is “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey what God says, which is what God planned to happen to them.

Cross References

Isaiah 8:14

Then he will be a place of safety for you. But for the two families of Israel, he will be like a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that makes them fall. He will be like a trap for the people of Jerusalem, and he will catch them in his trap.

1 Corinthians 1:23

But we preach a crucified Christ. This causes the Jews to stumble and is foolishness to non-Jews.

1 Peter 2:7

This stone is worth much to you who believe. But to the people who do not believe, “the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

Romans 9:22

It is the same way with God. He wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But he patiently stayed with those people he was angry with—people who were made ready to be destroyed.

Jude 1:4

Some people have secretly entered your group. Long ago the prophets wrote about these people who will be judged guilty. They are against God and have changed the grace of our God into a reason for sexual sin. They also refuse to accept Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

God did not choose us to suffer his anger but to have salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “God has chosen this child to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God that many people will not accept

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are lost, we are the smell of death that brings death, but to those who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is able to do this work?

Exodus 9:16

But I have let you live for this reason: to show you my power so that my name will be talked about in all the earth.

Isaiah 57:14

Someone will say, “Build a road! Build a road! Prepare the way! Make the way clear for my people.”

Isaiah 37:26

“ ‘King of Assyria, surely you have heard. Long ago I, the Lord, planned these things. Long ago I designed them, and now I have made them happen. I allowed you to turn those strong, walled cities into piles of rocks.

Galatians 5:11

My brothers and sisters, I do not teach that a man must be circumcised. If I teach circumcision, why am I still being attacked? If I still taught circumcision, my preaching about the cross would not be a problem.

1 Peter 2:6

The Scripture says: “I will put a stone in the ground in Jerusalem. Everything will be built on this important and precious rock. Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”

Job 23:14

He will do to me what he said he would do, and he has many plans like this.