Offense

A brother offendedis harder to be won than a strong city; Andsuchcontentions are like the bars of a castle.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee; — read the full passage →

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — read the full passage →

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. — read the full passage →

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! — read the full passage →

Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. — read the full passage →

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake. — read the full passage →

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak. — read the full passage →

And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. — read the full passage →

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

The beginning of strife isas when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. — read the full passage →

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand;

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray.