14 And he shall be for a ^asanctuary; but for a ^bstone of ^cstumbling and for a ^drock of ^eoffence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a ^fsnare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  23 But we ^apreach Christ ^bcrucified, unto the Jews a ^cstumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

  14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a ^astone of ^bstumbling, and for a ^crock of ^doffense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and a ^esnare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? ^aGod forbid. For I also am an ^bIsraelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

  11 And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also concerning the ^adwindling of the Jews in ^bunbelief. And after they had ^cslain the Messiah, who should come, and after he had been slain he should ^drise from the dead, and should make himself ^emanifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.

  14 And behold, they shall go unto the ^aunbelieving of the ^bJews; and for this intent shall they go—that they may be ^cpersuaded that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God; that the Father may bring about, through his most Beloved, his great and eternal purpose, in restoring the Jews, or all the house of Israel, to the ^dland of their inheritance, which the Lord their God hath given them, unto the fulfilling of his ^ecovenant;