1 Peter 2:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 8:14 : 14 And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.
  • Rom 9:22 : 22 What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way; 33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
  • Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  • Exod 9:16 : 16 But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.
  • Isa 57:14 : 14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
  • 1 Thess 5:9 : 9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Pet 2:7 : 7 And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Pet 2:3-7
    5 verses
    87%

    3If you have had a taste of the grace of the Lord:

    4To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

    5You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

    6Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

    7And the value is for you who have faith; but it is said for those without faith, The very stone which the builders put on one side, was made the chief stone of the building;

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
    83%

    32Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

    33As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

  • Isa 8:14-15
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    82%

    14And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.

    15And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

  • Acts 4:11
    78%

    11He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

  • Luke 20:17-18
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    76%

    17But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

    18Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Matt 21:44
    75%

    44Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Ps 118:22
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    22The stone which the builders put on one side has become the chief stone of the building.

  • Mark 12:10
    74%

    10Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

  • Matt 21:42
    73%

    42Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

  • Isa 28:16
    73%

    16For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.

  • Rom 11:8-11
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    71%

    8As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

    9And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

    10Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

    11So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

  • Jer 6:21
    71%

    21For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

  • Matt 18:7
    70%

    7A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.

  • 1 Pet 2:9
    70%

    9But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

  • Rom 2:8
    70%

    8But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,

  • 1 Cor 1:23
    69%

    23But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

  • Luke 8:13
    69%

    13And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

  • Isa 28:13
    69%

    13For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.

  • Luke 17:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.

    2It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Eph 2:20
    68%

    20Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

  • Mal 2:8
    68%

    8But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

  • 2 Pet 3:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.

    17For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.

  • Isa 30:12-13
    2 verses
    68%

    12For this cause the Holy One of Israel says, Because you will not give ear to this word, and are looking for help in ways of deceit and evil, and are putting your hope in them:

    13This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.

  • Ps 73:18
    68%

    18You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

  • Isa 57:14
    67%

    14And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.

  • Rom 2:5
    67%

    5But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

  • Prov 4:19
    67%

    19The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

  • John 16:1
    67%

    1I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

  • Heb 11:37
    67%

    37They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,

  • 2 Pet 2:10
    67%

    10But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

  • Matt 11:6
    67%

    6And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

  • 2 Thess 2:12
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    12So that they all may be judged, who had no faith in what is true, but took pleasure in evil.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
    67%

    15Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

  • Heb 2:2
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    2Because if the word which came through the angels was fixed, and in the past every evil act against God's orders was given its full punishment;

  • Neh 9:26
    67%

    26But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.

  • Zech 12:3
    67%

    3And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of great weight for all the peoples; all those who take it up will be badly wounded; and all the nations of the earth will come together against it.

  • Jude 1:4
    67%

    4For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.