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Berean Standard Bible

“but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,”

1 Corinthians 1:23

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Corinth prized eloquence and wisdom, and the church there was divided over which leader to follow. Paul writes that he did not come with impressive rhetoric but with a message centered on the cross.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

World English Bible (WEB)

but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas nosotros predicamos á Cristo crucificado, á los Judíos ciertamente tropezadero, y á los Gentiles locura;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, cuando les predicamos a Cristo crucificado, los judíos se escandalizan y los griegos dicen que es una locura.

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