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butδὲweἡμεῖςproclaimκηρύσσομενthe MessiahΧριστὸνcrucified,ἐσταυρωμένονto JewsἸουδαίοιςa stumbling blockσκάνδαλονandδὲto the nationsἔθνεσινfoolishness,μωρίαν
1 Corinthians 1:23
Study it in the app“but we proclaim the Messiah crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to the nations foolishness,”
To some the cross is foolishness; to those being saved, it is the power of GodThe CrossThe message of the cross sounds like foolishness to some and is God's power to othersWisdom
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:23, word by word
- proclaimκηρύσσομενkēryssomen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssomen” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- crucifiedἐσταυρωμένονestaurōmenon
crucify
To nail someone to a cross to kill them.
Where else “estaurōmenon” appears- to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- a stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalon
cause for stumbling
Cause for stumbling: what makes someone fall into sin.
Where else “skandalon” appears- to the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears- foolishnessμωρίανmōrian
foolishness
Foolishness: what seems like folly, lack of sense.
Where else “mōrian” appears
The context
22For Jews ask for signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
23 · This verse (above)
24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is the power of God and the wisdom of God.