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1 Corinthians 1:22-24
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
New Catholic Bible
22 Jews demand signs, and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we proclaim Christ crucified. This is a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles;[a] 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Jesus was a stumbling block for the Jews, because they were expecting a Messiah who would perform sensational wonders (see Mt 12:38; Jn 4:48); he was foolishness to Gentiles, because he did not act in accordance with human wisdom.
