1 Peter 2:8
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And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
In other translations
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
Greek words
καὶkaiandG2532λίθοςlithosA stoneG3037προσκόμματοςproskommatosof stumblingG4348καὶkaiandG2532πέτραpetraa rockG4073σκανδάλου,skandalouof offense,G4625οἳhoi[They]G3739προσκόπτουσινproskoptousinstumble atG4350τῷtōon theG3588λόγῳlogōwordG3056ἀπειθοῦντες,apeithountesbeing disobedient,G544εἰςeistoG1519ὃhowhichG3739καὶkaialsoG2532ἐτέθησαν·etethēsanthey were appointed;G5087
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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