Luke 2:34 prophesies that Jesus will cause the fall of many; Jesus' blessing in Luke 7:23 warns against being offended (stumbling) by him.

Isaiah 8:14 calls the Lord a stone of stumbling; Jesus in Luke 7:23 blesses those not stumbled by him—direct prophetic link.

Isaiah 8:15 continues the stumbling imagery—many will fall and be broken, reinforcing the warning behind Jesus' blessing.

Matthew 11:6 contains the identical beatitude from Jesus, a parallel account of the same saying.

In Matthew 13:57, the people of Nazareth take offense at Jesus, illustrating the very stumbling Jesus pronounces blessed to avoid.

In John 6:60-66, many disciples take offense at Jesus' hard teaching and turn away, a direct example of the stumbling warned about.

In Romans 9:32, Israel stumbles over Christ the 'stumbling stone' by pursuing righteousness through works, not faith.

In Romans 9:33, the OT 'stone of stumbling' is quoted, grounding the concept of offense at Christ in Scripture.

In 1 Corinthians 1:21-28, the cross is a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, revealing why some are offended by Christ.

In 1 Peter 2:8, disobedience causes people to stumble over Christ, explaining why some are offended by Him.

Mark 6:3 shows people taking offense at Jesus as the carpenter — the very stumbling Jesus warns against here.