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1 Corinthians 1:23-25
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 1:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 but we proclaim Christ crucified. This is a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles;[a] 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
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- 1 Corinthians 1:23 Jesus was a stumbling block for the Jews, because they were expecting a Messiah who would perform sensational wonders (see Mt 12:38; Jn 4:48); he was foolishness to Gentiles, because he did not act in accordance with human wisdom.
