Catholic Public Domain Version
"But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness. "
— 1 Corinthians 1:23, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”
“but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness; ”
“but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,”
“but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.”
“But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:”
“But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;”
“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”
Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the truth-seekers of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of this world into foolishness?
For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching.
For the Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom.
But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness.
But to those who have been called, Jews as well as Greeks, the Christ is the virtue of God and the wisdom of God.
For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.
So take care of your vocation, brothers. For not many are wise according to the flesh, not many are powerful, not many are noble.