14 Bible Verses about Stumbling
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And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble ??33 as it is written, Here I lay a stone in Sion that will make men stumble, even a rock to trip them up; but he who believes in Him will never be disappointed.
Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If one walks during the day he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world: but if one walks during the night he does stumble, for the light is not in him."
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a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.
For whoever obeys the whole of the Law and only makes a single slip, is guilty of everything.
We all make many a slip, but whoever avoids slips of speech is a perfect man; he can bridle the whole of the body as well as the tongue.
You must not break down God's work for the mere sake of food! Everything may be clean, but it is wrong for a man to prove a stumbling-block by what he eats;
From Thematic Bible
Stumbling » Figurative » Stumbling-block
But I have one or two things against you: you have some adherents there of the tenets of Balaam, who taught Balak how to set a pitfall before the sons of Israel by making them eat food which had been sacrificed to idols and give way to sexual vice.
So let us stop criticizing one another; rather make up your mind never to put any stumbling-block or hindrance in your brother's way.
but our message is Christ the crucified ??a stumbling-block to the Jews, 'sheer folly' to the Gentiles,
Stumbling » Figurative » Stone of
You never knew him, but you love him; for the moment you do not see him, but you believe in him, and you will thrill with an unspeakable and glorious joy
And why? Simply because Israel has relied not on faith but on what they could do. They have stumbled over the stone that makes men stumble ??33 as it is written, Here I lay a stone in Sion that will make men stumble, even a rock to trip them up; but he who believes in Him will never be disappointed.
Stumbling » Figurative » Causes of
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Not Stumbling
John 11:9Jesus replied, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If one walks during the day he does not stumble, for he sees the light of this world:
People Stumbling
John 11:10but if one walks during the night he does stumble, for the light is not in him."
Stumbling Blocks
Romans 14:13So let us stop criticizing one another; rather make up your mind never to put any stumbling-block or hindrance in your brother's way.
Stumbling Over Christ
1 Peter 2:8a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.