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1 Corinthians 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:


1 Corinthians 1:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:229 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπειδὴepeidē
Seeing thatwordG1894
καὶkai
bothwordG2532
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
JewsadjectiveG2453
σημεῖαsēmeia
signnounG4592
αἰτοῦσινaitousin
ask forverbG154
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἝλληνεςHellēnes
GreeksnounG1672
σοφίανsophian
wisdomnounG4678
ζητοῦσινzētousin
seekverbG2212
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 1:22

Next, to show the power of the Cross, he says, “For Jews ask for signs and Greeks seek after wisdom: but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumbling-block, and unto Greeks foolishness; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God.” Vast is the import of the things here spoken! For he means to say how by contraries God has overcome, and how the Gospel is not of man. What he says is something of this sort. When, says…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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