1 Peter 2:8 (LSB)

Passage

and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this stumbling they were also appointed.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 2:6 For this is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, And he who believes upon Him will not be put to shame.”

1 Peter 2:7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, “The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief corner stone,”

1 Peter 2:8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this stumbling they were also appointed.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

1 Peter 2:10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stone", "stumbling", "rock", "offense", "stumble", "disobedient", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stone" and "stumbling", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "This precious value then is for you..." into verse 9's "But you are a chosen family a...", so "stone" and "stumbling" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "stone" and "stumbling" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.