Psalms 2:12
2:12 Give sincere homage!
Otherwise he will be angry,
and you will die because of your behavior,
when his anger quickly ignites.
How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
Isaiah 8:14-15
8:14 He will become a sanctuary,
but a stone that makes a person trip,
and a rock that makes one stumble –
to the two houses of Israel.
He will become a trap and a snare
to the residents of Jerusalem.
8:15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock,
and will fall and be seriously injured,
and will be ensnared and captured.”
Isaiah 60:12
60:12 Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish;
such nations will be totally destroyed.
Zechariah 12:3
12:3 Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden
for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured;
yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.
Luke 20:18
20:18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces,
and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Romans 9:33
9:33 just as it is written,
“Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble
and a rock that will make them fall,
yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Romans 9:2
9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Colossians 4:3-4
4:3 At the same time pray
for us too, that
God may open a door for the message
so that we may proclaim
the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
4:4 Pray that I may make it known as I should.
Colossians 4:1
4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
Colossians 2:8
2:8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you
through an empty, deceitful philosophy
that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits
of the world, and not according to Christ.