Romans 9:33

“As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”

"As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." - Romans 9:33
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What does Romans 9:33 mean?

Romans 9:33 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." This verse is part of a larger section in the book of Romans where the apostle Paul is…

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The Stumbling Stone: Embracing Christ in Our Weakness

In the book of Romans, Paul articulates a profound truth wrapped in mystery and revelation. Romans 9:33 states, "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." This verse invites us into a…

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A Prayer for Strength and Faith in the Rock of Offence

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, In humble reverence, we come before You today, acknowledging the depth of Your wisdom and the unfathomable richness of Your grace. As the scripture declares in Romans 9:33, "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of…

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Romans 9:33 - "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed."
Romans 15:33 - "Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen."
Romans 8:33 - "Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth."
"Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen." - Romans 15:33
Romans 10:9
Romans 10:9
Romans 9:9 - "For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son."
Romans 11:33 - "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"
Ezekiel 33:3-9
Romans 9:12 - "It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger."
"Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth." - Romans 8:33
John 9:33 - "If this man were not of God, he could do nothing."
Psalms 33:9 - "For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast."
Romans 9:14 - "What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid."
Romans 16:9 - "Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved."
Romans 9:2 - "That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart."
Romans 9:8 - "That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
Romans 9:32 - "Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;"
Romans 9:13 - "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."
Romans 9:16 - "So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy."
Romans 12:9 - "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."
Romans 9:31 - "But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness."
Romans 9:24 - "Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?"
Romans 9:6 - "Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:"
Romans 9:7 - "Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called."
Romans 9:10 - "And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;"
Job 33:9 - "I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me."
"For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son." - Romans 9:9
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