oSee 1 Pet. 2:8
tCited from Ps. 69:22, 23
Leviticus 19:14
14 aYou shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall bfear your God: I am the Lord.Isaiah 57:14
Comfort for the Contrite
14 And it shall be said,c“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”
Ezekiel 14:3
3 d“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set ethe stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. fShould I indeed let myself be consulted by them?Matthew 16:23
23But he turned and said to Peter, g“Get behind me, Satan! You are ha hindrance ▼▼Greek stumbling block
to me. For you jare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” Matthew 18:7
Temptations to Sin
7“Woe to the world for ktemptations to sin! ▼▼Greek stumbling blocks
mFor it is necessary that temptations come, nbut woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! Romans 9:32-33
32Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the ostumbling stone, 33as it is written,p“Behold, I am laying in Zion qa stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
rand whoever believes in him will not be sput to shame.”
Romans 11:9
9And David says,t“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
Romans 16:17
Final Instructions and Greetings
17I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ucontrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; vavoid them.
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