as it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone that makes them stumble (proskommatos | προσκόμματος | gen sg neut) and a rock that trips them up; but the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”
Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling (proskommatos | προσκόμματος | gen sg neut) stone,
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined (proskollēthēsetai | προσκολληθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you keep these things without prejudging, doing nothing with partiality (prosklisin | πρόσκλισιν | acc sg fem).
For before these days there rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was someone, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined (proseklithē | προσεκλίθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) him. He was killed, and all, as many as followed him, were dispersed, and the movement came to nothing.
And some of them were persuaded and cast (proseklērōthēsan | προσεκληρώθησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) their lot with Paul and Silas, both a great number of devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion (proskephalaion | προσκεφάλαιον | acc sg neut). sleeping They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care you that we are perishing?”
By means of all prayer and petition, pray at every time in the Spirit, and to this end keep alert with all perseverance (proskarterēsei | προσκαρτερήσει | dat sg fem) and petition for all the saints,
