²³ but we preach Christ crucified:^(A) a stumbling block^(B) to Jews and foolishness^(C) to Gentiles, ²⁴ but to those whom God has called,^(D) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God^(E) and the wisdom of God.^(F)

¹⁴ May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) through which^[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.^(B)