Scandal!

Although the word "scandal" or "scandalize" does not appear in our Authorized Versions, the Greek wordskandalon could well be transliterated. It is sometimes translated "offence" and sometimes "stumbling block." The Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) uses skandalon for the Hebrew word which means to trap, to hinder, to be the cause of ruin. In the New Testament, Jesus is the great offence and stumbling block; He is always a scandal to natural men. The Jews were offended by...