"But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;"
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Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
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, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness;
but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,
also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,