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σκανδαλίζω

skandalizōto cause to stumbleHow to read Greek
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Definition

σκανδαλίζω

(σκάνδαλον), [in LXX: Dan LXX 11:41 (כָּשַׁל ni.), Sir.9.5 (Sir.35.15; 32:15) (יָקֹשׁ ho.) Sir.23.8 (also in Aq., Sm., Th., and in Psa Sol Psalm 16:7; not elsewhere, except NT and eccl.)* ;]

prop., to put a snare or stumbling-block in the way; in NT always metaphorically of that which hinders right conduct or thought, to cause to stumble: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 5:29-30; 17:27; 18:6, 8-9, Mark 9:42-43, 45; 9:47, Luke 17:2, John 6:61, 1 Corinthians 8:13. Pass., to be made to stumble, to stumble: Matthew 11:6; 13:21, 57; 15:12; 24:10; 26:31, 33, Mark 4:17; 6:3; 14:27, 29, Luke 7:23, John 16:1, Romans 14:21 (WH, R, txt., om.), 2 Corinthians 11:29,

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

29 total
  1. Matthew 5:29σκανδαλίζει · causes you to sin
    If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
  2. Matthew 5:30σκανδαλίζει · causes you to sin
    And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
  3. Matthew 11:6σκανδαλισθῇ · does not fall away
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  4. Matthew 13:21σκανδαλίζεται · he quickly falls away
    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
  5. Matthew 13:57ἐσκανδαλίζοντο · they took offense
    And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
  6. Matthew 15:12ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν · were offended
    Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
  7. Matthew 17:27σκανδαλίσωμεν · we may not offend
    “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
  8. Matthew 18:6σκανδαλίσῃ · causes
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  9. Matthew 18:8σκανδαλίζει · causes you to sin
    If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
  10. Matthew 18:9σκανδαλίζει · causes you to sin
    And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
  11. Matthew 24:10σκανδαλισθήσονται · will fall away
    At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,
  12. Matthew 26:31σκανδαλισθήσεσθε · will all fall away
    Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
  13. Matthew 26:33σκανδαλισθήσονται · fall away; σκανδαλισθήσομαι · will
    Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
  14. Mark 4:17σκανδαλίζονται · they quickly fall away
    But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  15. Mark 6:3ἐσκανδαλίζοντο · they took offense
    Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
  16. Mark 9:42σκανδαλίσῃ · causes
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
  17. Mark 9:43σκανδαλίζῃ · causes you to sin
    If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
  18. Mark 9:45σκανδαλίζῃ · causes you to sin
    If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
  19. Mark 9:47σκανδαλίζῃ · causes you to sin
    And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
  20. Mark 14:27σκανδαλισθήσεσθε · You will all fall away
    Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
  21. Mark 14:29σκανδαλισθήσονται · fall away
    Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I never will.”
  22. Luke 7:23σκανδαλισθῇ · does not fall away
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  23. Luke 17:2σκανδαλίσῃ · to stumble
    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  24. John 6:61σκανδαλίζει · offend
    Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
  25. John 16:1σκανδαλισθῆτε · you will not fall away
    “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
  26. 1 Corinthians 8:13σκανδαλίζει · causes; σκανδαλίσω · I will not cause
    Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
  27. 2 Corinthians 11:29σκανδαλίζεται · is led into sin
    Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?