Difference between revisions of "Offence"

<div> '''A — 1: '''''Σκάνδαλον''''' ''' (Strong'S #4625 — Noun Neuter — skandalon — skan'-dal-on ) </div> <p> originally was "the name of the part of a trap to which the bait is attached, hence, the trap or snare itself, as in &nbsp;Romans 11:9 , RV, 'stumblingblock,' quoted from &nbsp;Psalm 69:22 , and in &nbsp;Revelation 2:14 , for Balaam's device was rather a trap for [[Israel]] than a stumblingblock to them, and in &nbsp;Matthew 16:23 , for in Peter's words the Lord perceived a snare laid for Him by Satan. </p> &nbsp;Romans 9:33&nbsp;1 Peter 2:8&nbsp;1 Corinthians 1:23&nbsp; Galatians 5:11&nbsp; Romans 11:9&nbsp; Matthew 13:41&nbsp;Matthew 18:7&nbsp;Luke 17:1&nbsp; Romans 14:13&nbsp;Romans 16:17&nbsp;1 John 2:10[[Fall]]&nbsp;Hosea 4:17 <div> '''A — 2: '''''Πρόσκομμα''''' ''' (Strong'S #4348 — Noun Neuter — proskomma — pros'-kom-mah ) </div> <p> "an obstacle against which one may dash his foot" (akin to proskopto, "to stumble" or "cause to stumble;" pros, "to or against," kopto, "to strike"), is translated "offense" in &nbsp;Romans 14:20 , in &nbsp;Romans 14:13 , "a stumblingblock," of the spiritual hindrance to another by a selfish use of liberty (cp. No. 1 in the same verse); so in &nbsp;1 Corinthians 8:9 . It is used of Christ, in &nbsp;Romans 9:32,33 , RV, "(a stone) of stumbling," and &nbsp;1 Peter 2:8 , where the AV also has this rendering. Cp. the Sept. in &nbsp;Exodus 23:33 , "these (the gods of the Canaanites) will be an offense (stumblingblock) unto thee." </p> <div> '''A — 3: '''''Προσκοπή''''' ''' (Strong'S #4349 — Noun [[Feminine]] — proskope — pros-kop-ay' ) </div> <p> like No. 2, and formed from the same combination, occurs in &nbsp;2 Corinthians 6:3 , RV, "occasion of stumbling" (AV, "offense"), something which leads others into error or sin. Cp. the Sept. in &nbsp;Proverbs 16:18 , "a haughty spirit (becomes) a stumblingblock" (i.e., to oneself). </p> &nbsp;Romans 4:25&nbsp;5:15Trespass.&nbsp; 2 Corinthians 11:7Sin. <div> '''B — 1: '''''Ἀπρόσκοπος''''' ''' (Strong'S #677 — Adjective — aproskopos — ap-ros'-kop-os ) </div> <p> akin to A, No. 3, with a, negative, prefixed, is used (a) in the Active sense, "not causing to stumble," in &nbsp;1 Corinthians 10:32 , metaphorically of "refraining from doing anything to lead astray" either Jews or [[Greeks]] or the church of God (i.e., the local church), RV, "no occasion of stumbling" (AV, "none offense"); (b) in the Passive sense, "blameless, without stumbling;" &nbsp;Acts 24:16 , "(a conscience) void of offense;" &nbsp;Philippians 1:10 , "void of (AV, without) offense." The adjective is found occasionally in the papyri writings. </p>