14 And he will become a ^gsanctuary and ^ha ⁱstone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many shall ^jstumble on it. ^kThey shall ^lfall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”

6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”

12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you ^atake offense at this?

23 but we preach ^lChrist crucified, a ^mstumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,