1 Corinthians 1:23
but we come preaching a crucified Messiah - to Jews a stumbling- block, to Greeks foolishness,
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
In Context
22Jews continue to ask for miracles and Greeks are ever wanting philosophy,
Cross References
Matthew 11:6"And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me."
Luke 2:34"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
John 6:53"I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Acts 10:39"And we were witnesses of all that he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him, hanging him on a tree.
1 Corinthians 1:18For the message of the Cross is indeed for those on their way to destruction, foolishness; but for us who are on our way to salvation it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:2for I determined to know nothing, while among you, but Jesus as Christ, and him a crucified Christ.
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 →