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Stumble
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"to strike against," is used of "stumbling," (a) physically, John 11:9,10; (b) metaphorically, (1) of Israel in regard to Christ, whose Person, teaching, and atoning Death, and the Gospel relating thereto, were contrary to all their ideas as to the means of righteousness before God, Romans 9:32; 1 Peter 2:8; (2) of a brother in the Lord in acting against the dictates of his conscience, Romans 14:21 . See BEAT , No. 6.
"to cause to stumble," signifies, intransitively, "to stumble," used metaphorically in Romans 11:11 , in the sense (b) (1) in No. 1; with moral significance in James 2:10; 3:2 (twice), RV, "stumble" (AV, "offend"); in 2 Peter 1:10 , RV, "stumble" (AV, "fall").
Note: For aptaistos, "from stumbling," Jude 1:24 , RV, see FALL , B, Note (6).Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Stumble'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/stumble.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Stumble'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/stumble.html. 1940.
