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1 Corinthians 1:23

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

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:21

    For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

  2. 1 Corinthians 1:22

    For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

  3. 1 Corinthians 1:24

    But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:25

    Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.