Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
For indeed, Jews ask for sign miracles and Greeks seek wisdom,
New American Standard Bible
For indeed
King James Version
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Holman Bible
For the Jews ask for signs
International Standard Version
Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom,
A Conservative Version
And because Jews demand a sign and Greeks search for wisdom
American Standard Version
Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom:
Amplified
For Jews demand signs (attesting miracles), and Greeks pursue [worldly] wisdom and philosophy,
An Understandable Version
Now Jews ask for [miraculous] signs and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] are looking for wisdom,
Anderson New Testament
For the Jews ask for a sign, and the Greeks seek for wisdom;
Bible in Basic English
Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:
Common New Testament
Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
Daniel Mace New Testament
while the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom:
Darby Translation
Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
Godbey New Testament
Since indeed the Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;
Goodspeed New Testament
For Jews insist upon miracles, and Greeks demand philosophy,
John Wesley New Testament
For whereas the Jews demand signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom, We preach Christ crucified,
Julia Smith Translation
And since the Jews ask a sign, and the Greeks seek wisdom:
King James 2000
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Modern King James verseion
For the Jews ask for a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom.
Moffatt New Testament
Jews demand miracles and Greeks want wisdom,
Montgomery New Testament
Jews continue to ask for miracles and Greeks are ever wanting philosophy,
NET Bible
For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,
New Heart English Bible
For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
Noyes New Testament
since even Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek for wisdom;
Sawyer New Testament
and since the Jews seek signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom,
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing that both, Jews for signs, do ask, and, Greeks for wisdom, do seek,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the Jews demand a miracle, and the Greeks seek wisdom:
Twentieth Century New Testament
While Jews ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks study philosophy,
Webster
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek wisdom:
Weymouth New Testament
Seeing that Jews demand miracles, and Greeks go in search of wisdom,
Williams New Testament
While Jews are demanding spectacular signs and Greeks are searching for philosophy,
World English Bible
For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
Worrell New Testament
seeing that both Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
Worsley New Testament
And whereas the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks look for wisdom, we preach Christ crucified;
Youngs Literal Translation
Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,
Themes
Evangelism » The preaching of the cross
Foolishness » The lord making the wisdom of the world foolish
Israel/jews » Why jews stumbled
Philosophy » Is not sufficient for an adequate knowledge of God
Reasoning » The gospel cannot be explained by
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 1:22
Images 1 Corinthians 1:22
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 1:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Christ Crucified, The Power And Wisdom Of God
21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. 22 For indeed, Jews ask for sign miracles and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,
Names
Cross References
Matthew 12:38-39
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!"
Matthew 16:1-4
And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:11
And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven [in order to] test him.
Luke 11:16
And others, [in order to] test [him], were demanding from him a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:20
But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!
John 2:18
So the Jews answered and said to him, "What sign do you show to us, because you are doing these [things]?"
John 4:28
So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and said to the people,
Acts 17:18-21
And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, "What does this babbler want to say?" But [others said], "He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was proclaiming the good news [about] Jesus and the resurrection.