1 Samuel 2:24
2:24 This ought not to be,
my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the
Lord’s people is not good.
Malachi 2:8
2:8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law;
you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,”
says the
Lord who rules over all.
Matthew 18:6-7
18:6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.
18:7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.
Romans 14:15
14:15 For if your brother or sister
is distressed because of what you eat,
you are no longer walking in love.
Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:21
14:21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
Romans 14:1
Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance
14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.
Colossians 1:11-13
1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of
all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share
in the saints’
inheritance in the light.
1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,