He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me, and he has many more things like these in mind.
1 Peter 2:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and A stone to stumble over, and a rock to trip over. , They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God's] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. American Standard Version (1901) and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Common English Bible This is a stone that makes people stumble and a rock that makes them fall. Because they refuse to believe in the word, they stumble. Indeed, this is the end to which they were appointed. Catholic Public Domain Version and a stone of offense, and a rock of scandal, to those who are offended by the Word; neither do they believe, though they also have been built upon him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set. |
He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me, and he has many more things like these in mind.
However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you my power and to make my name known on the whole earth.
Have you not heard? I designed it long ago; I planned it in days gone by. I have now brought it to pass, and you have crushed fortified cities into piles of rubble.
He said, ‘Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’
He will be a sanctuary; but for the two houses of Israel, he will be a stone to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Then Simeon blessed them and told his mother Mary, ‘Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed #– #
And what if God, wanting to display his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. Who is adequate for these things?
Now, brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offence of the cross has been abolished.
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For it stands in Scripture: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and honoured cornerstone, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame. ,
So honour will come to you who believe; but for the unbelieving, The stone that the builders rejected – this one has become the cornerstone, ,
They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
For some people, who were designated for this judgement long ago, , have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.