1 Corinthians 1:22

For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

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In The King James Version

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

In Context

21For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,

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Cross References

Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Luke 11:16Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

John 2:18The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

Acts 17:18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

The Efficacy of the Gospel; The Character of the Gospel. ( a. d. 57.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the… Read the whole commentary →

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