1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1:22–23

²²Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, ²³but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,^c

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
demand	αἰτοῦσιν	aitousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
signs	σημεῖα	sēmeia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4592 a sign, miracle, indication
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Greeks	Ἕλληνες	Hellēnes	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1672 a Hellene, a Greek
search for	ζητοῦσιν	zētousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
wisdom	σοφίαν	sophian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
preach	κηρύσσομεν	kēryssomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach
Christ	Χριστὸν	Christon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
crucified	ἐσταυρωμένον	estaurōmenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4717 I crucify
a stumbling block	σκάνδαλον	skandalon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4625 a snare, stumbling-block
to Jews	Ἰουδαίοις	Ioudaiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
foolishness	μωρίαν	mōrian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3472 folly, absurdity
to Gentiles	ἔθνεσιν	ethnesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Corinthians 1:22 Matthew 16:1–4 · Mark 8:11 · Matthew 12:38–39 · Luke 11:16 · Acts 17:18–21 · John 2:18 · Luke 11:20

1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Corinthians 2:14 · 1 Peter 2:8 · 1 Corinthians 2:2 · Isaiah 8:14–15 · Galatians 5:11 · 1 Corinthians 1:18 · Matthew 11:6 · Luke 2:34 · Romans 9:32–33 · Matthew 13:57 · John 6:53–66 · 2 Corinthians 4:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.