and a stumbling-stone ¹  and a rock to trip over. ²  They stumble ³  because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. ⁴ 

biblegateway 1Pe 2:8

and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.

A stone that causes men to stumble, and a rock that trips them up. They stumble by disobeying the message; they were destined for this.

and "A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense," who stumble [because they] disobey the word to which also they were consigned.

biblegateway 1Pe 2:8

and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

and "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

bibleoremus 1Pe 2:8

and "A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

and also “a stone to trip over, a rock to stumble against”. They trip because they refuse to believe the word; this is the fate appointed for them.

biblegateway 1Pe 2:8

and "A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

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.

biblegateway 1Pe 2:8

and a stumbling-stone ¹  and a rock to trip over. ²  They stumble ³  because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. ⁴ 

¹ tn Grk “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” The latter phrase uses the term σκάνδαλον (skandalon), denoting an obstacle to faith, something that arouses anger and rejection.

² sn A quotation from Isa 8:14.

³ tn Grk “who stumble,” referring to “those who do not believe” in vs. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Grk “to which they were also destined.”