Verse Comparison: 1 Peter 2:8
American Standard Version
and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Amplified® Bible
And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey {and} disbelieve [God's] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do.
Contemporary English Version
They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over that stone, because they were doomed.
Darby English Version
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
Good News Bible
And another scripture says, "This is the stone that will make people stumble, the rock that will make them fall." They stumbled because they did not believe in the word; such was God's will for them.
International Standard Version
a stone they stumble over and a rock they trip on." They keep on stumbling because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
King James Version
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
New American Standard Bible
and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this {doom} they were also appointed."
New International Version
and,
"A stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
New King James Version
and
"A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense." They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and, " A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE"; for they stumble because they disobey the word, and to this doom they appointed themselves.
Young's Literal Translation
and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence -- who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, -- to which also they were set;