John 16:1

“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.

Matthew 11:6

And if anyone is not offended because of Me, he is blessed.”

Matthew 13:21

Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Matthew 26:31-33

Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.

John 15:18-27

“If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you.

John 16:4

But I have told you these things so that when their time comes you may remember I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Romans 14:21

It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.

Philippians 1:10

so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

1 Peter 2:8

and

A stone to stumble over,
and a rock to trip over.


They stumble because they disobey the message; they were destined for this.

Matthew 13:57

And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

Matthew 24:10

Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

John 15:11

“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

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