Romans 11:11

11:11 I ask then, they did not stumble into an irrevocable fall, ¹  did they? Absolutely not! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel ²  jealous.

Matthew 13:57

13:57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”

Luke 2:34

2:34 Then ³  Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: ⁴  This child ⁵  is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising ⁶  of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. ⁷ 

Luke 7:23

7:23 Blessed is anyone ⁸  who takes no offense at me.”

Luke 7:1

Healing the Centurion’s Slave

7:1 After Jesus ⁹  had finished teaching all this to the people, ¹⁰  he entered Capernaum. ¹¹ 

Colossians 1:23

1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, ¹²  without shifting ¹³  from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

[11:11]  ¹ tn Grk “that they might fall.”

[11:11]  ² tn Grk “them”; the referent (Israel, cf. 11:7) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:34]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:34]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold.”

[2:34]  ⁵ tn Grk “this one”; the referent (the child) is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:34]  ⁶ sn The phrase the falling and rising of many emphasizes that Jesus will bring division in the nation, as some will be judged (falling) and others blessed (rising) because of how they respond to him. The language is like Isa 8:14-15 and conceptually like Isa 28:13-16. Here is the first hint that Jesus’ coming will be accompanied with some difficulties.

[2:34]  ⁷ tn Grk “and for a sign of contradiction.”

[7:23]  ⁸ tn Grk “whoever.”

[7:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “After he had completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people.”

[7:1]  ¹¹ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

[1:23]  ¹² tn BDAG 276 s.v. ἑδραῖος suggests “firm, steadfast.”

[1:23]  ¹³ tn BDAG 639 s.v. μετακινέω suggests “without shifting from the hope” here.