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1 Peter 2 8
and a stumbling- stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
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1 Corinthians 1 23
but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
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Matthew 13:57
And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,“ A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
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Luke 7:23
Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
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Luke 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary,“ Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.
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Acts 16:30-34
Then he brought them outside and asked,“ Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”They replied,“ Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.
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Romans 11:11
I ask then, they did not stumble into an irrevocable fall, did they? Absolutely not! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous.
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1 John 5 9-1 John 5 12
If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.( The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
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Romans 10:3
For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
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Romans 4:16
For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
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Matthew 19:16-20
Now someone came up to him and said,“ Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?”He said to him,“ Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”“ Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“ Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”The young man said to him,“ I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?”
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John 6:27-29
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”So then they said to him,“ What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”Jesus replied,“ This is the deed God requires– to believe in the one whom he sent.”