And he shall be for a sanctuary; H4720 but for a stone H68 of stumbling H5063 and for a rock H6697 of offense H4383 to both H8147 the houses H1004 of Israel, H3478 for a gin H6341 and for a snare H4170 to the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem. H3389

And shall say, H559 Cast H5549 you up, cast H5549 you up, prepare H6437 the way, H1870 take H7311 up the stumbling H4383 block H4383 out of the way H1870 of my people. H5971

And Simeon G4826 blessed G2127 them, and said G2036 to Mary G3137 his mother, G3384 Behold, G2400 this G3778 child is set G2749 for the fall G4431 and rising G386 again G386 of many G4183 in Israel; G2474 and for a sign G4592 which shall be spoken G483 against; G483

Why? G1302 Because G3754 they sought G2212 it not by faith, G4102 but as it were by the works G2041 of the law. G3551 For they stumbled G4350 at that stumbling stone; G3037

As it is written, G1125 Behold, G2400 I lay G5087 in Sion G4622 a stumbling stone G3037 G4348 and rock G4073 of offense: G4625 and whoever G3956 G3588 believes G4100 on G1909 him shall not be ashamed. G2617

But we preach G2784 Christ G5547 crucified, G4717 to the Jews G2453 a stumbling block, G4625 and to the Greeks G1672 foolishness; G3472

To the one G3303 we are the smell G3744 of death G2288 to death; G2288 and to the other G3739 the smell G3744 of life G2222 to life. G2222 And who G5101 is sufficient G2425 for these G5023 things?

To you therefore G3767 which G3588 believe G4100 he is precious: G5092 but to them which be disobedient, G544 the stone G3037 which the builders G3618 disallowed, G593 the same G3778 is made G1096 the head G2776 of the corner, G1137

And in very H199 deed H199 for this H2063 cause H5668 have I raised H5975 you up, for to show H7200 in you my power; H3581 and that my name H8034 may be declared H5608 throughout all H3605 the earth. H776

What if G1487 God, G2316 willing G2309 to show G1731 his wrath, G3709 and to make G1107 his power G1415 known, G1107 endured G5342 with much G4183 long-suffering G3115 the vessels G4632 of wrath G3709 fitted G2675 to destruction: G684

For God G2316 has not appointed G5087 us to wrath, G3709 but to obtain G4047 salvation G4991 by our Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547

And through G1722 covetousness G4124 shall they with feigned G4112 words G3056 make G1710 merchandise of you: whose G3739 judgment G2917 now of a long time G1597 lingers G691 not, and their damnation G684 slumbers G3573 not.

For there are certain G5100 men G444 crept G3921 in unawares, G3921 who G3588 were before G4270 of old G3819 ordained G4270 to this G5124 condemnation, G2917 ungodly G765 men, turning G3346 the grace G5485 of our God G2316 into G1519 lasciviousness, G766 and denying G720 the only G3441 Lord G1203 God, G2316 and our Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ. G5547