1 Corinthians 1:23

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1 Corinthians 1:23

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

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Unto the jews

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For the word of the cross is foolishness to those that perish, but unto us who are saved, it is the power of God.

For I judged not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day;

saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and dared not to behold.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of Judea and in Jerusalem, whom they slew hanging him on a tree.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your slaves for Jesus' sake.

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

But in no wise should I glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ

Unto the jews

Then he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock to cause a fall to both the houses of Israel, for a snare and for a net to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And blessed is he who is not offended in me.

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour except in his own country and in his own house.

And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be spoken against

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye shall have no life in you.

Why? Because they followed it not by faith but, as it were, by the works (of the law); therefore, they stumbled on the stumblingstone;

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offence of the cross ceased.

and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, even to those who stumble at the word, not obeying in that for which they were ordained.