1 Corinthians 1:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

preach. App-121.

crucified. That is,. crucified Messiah.

the. Omit.

stumblingblock. Greek. skandalon. Occurs fifteen times. Nine times translated "offence"; once "offend"; thrice "stumblingblock"; elsewhere "occasion to fall, or of stumbling". First occurance: Matthew 13:41. Instead of the signs of the kingdom promised by the prophets, the One who claimed to be their Messiah was crucified. This staggered them.

Greeks. The texts read "Gentiles" (ethnos).

1 Corinthians 1:23

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