while the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom:

we preach Christ crucified, an obstacle to the Jews indeed, and to the Gentiles foolishness: but to those who believe,

both Jews and Gentiles, he is the Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

consider the custom of the Jews by descent, are not they which eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar? what say I then?

give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.

for by one spirit we have all been baptized, to be form'd into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and have been all made to drink of one spirit.