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1 Cor. 1:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Isa. 8:14• ¹⁴And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isa. 8:14)

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1 Peter 2:8• ⁸And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8)

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1 Cor. 1:18• ¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (1 Cor. 1:18)

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1 Cor. 2:2• ²For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (1 Cor. 2:2)

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Luke 24:46‑47• ⁴⁶And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
⁴⁷And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:46‑47)

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Acts 7:32‑35• ³²Saying, 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 durst not behold.
³³Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
³⁴I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
³⁵This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. (Acts 7:32‑35)

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Acts 10:39‑43• ³⁹And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
⁴⁰Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly;
⁴¹Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
⁴²And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
⁴³To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. (Acts 10:39‑43)

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2 Cor. 4:5• ⁵For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. (2 Cor. 4:5)

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Gal. 3:1• ¹O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (Gal. 3:1)

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Gal. 6:14• ¹⁴But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Gal. 6:14)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸Unto 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 Christ; (Eph. 3:8)

unto the Jews.

Isa. 8:14‑15• ¹⁴And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
¹⁵And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. (Isa. 8:14‑15)

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Matt. 11:6• ⁶And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Matt. 11:6)

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Matt. 13:57• ⁵⁷And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. (Matt. 13:57)

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Luke 2:34• ³⁴And 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; (Luke 2:34)

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John 6:53‑66• ⁵³Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
⁵⁹These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
⁶⁰Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
⁶¹When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
⁶²What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
⁶⁴But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
⁶⁵And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
⁶⁶From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. (John 6:53‑66)

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Rom. 9:32‑33• ³²Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
³³As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. (Rom. 9:32‑33)

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Gal. 5:11• ¹¹And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. (Gal. 5:11)

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1 Peter 2:8• ⁸And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. (1 Peter 2:8)

foolishness.

1 Cor. 1:28• ²⁸And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: (1 Cor. 1:28)

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1 Cor. 2:14• ¹⁴But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor. 2:14)

• It is more to say "crucified" than dead; for though both declare the end of man in the flesh, there is the extreme of shame and weakness in the cross beyond all else. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 1:21-25” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but *we* preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offencef, and to nations foolishness;

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "fall-trap," as Matt. 13.57.

W. Kelly Translation

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but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling-block, and to Gentilesa foolishness,

WK Translation Notes

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The best authorities give here "Gentiles," not "Greeks."