Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as occasion shall serve you; for God is with you.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the LORD's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
As I live, says the Lord the LORD, you shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we're brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys."
Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion."
But his father and his mother didn't know that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me."
"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
Therefore let's not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother's way, or an occasion for falling.
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
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And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.
And the second Mark 12:31 [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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