1 Peter 2:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
πέτρα
a rock
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πέτρα
Rock, bedrock, cliff. Petra. On this rock I will build My church. The church is built on bedrock. The storms will come. What is built on the rock will stand. What is built on sand will not.
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τίθημι
they were appointed;
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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ὅς
They
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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προσκόπτω
stumble at
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προσκόπτω
to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively)
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σκάνδαλον
of offense,
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σκάνδαλον
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
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πρόσκομμα
of stumbling
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πρόσκομμα
a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy
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λίθος
A stone
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λίθος
a stone (literally or figuratively)
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