1 Corinthians 1:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

We - Paul and Apollos.

Christ crucified. The Greek expresses not the mere fact of His crucifixion, but the permanent character acquired by it, whereby He is now a Saviour (Galatians 3:1). A Messiah crucified was the stone on which the Jews stumbled (Matthew 21:44). A religion so seemingly contemptible in its origin could not have succeeded, if it had not been divine.

Unto the Greeks. 'Aleph (') A B C Delta G f g, Vulgate, Origen, Cyprian, read 'unto the Gentiles.'

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1 Corinthians 1:23

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