But we preach about Christ and his death on the cross. That is very hard for Jews to accept. And everyone else thinks it’s foolish.

我们却是传钉十字架的基督，在犹太人为绊脚石，在外邦人为愚拙；

我们却是传被钉十字架的基督，这对犹太人是绊脚石，对外邦人是愚拙；

我们却是传被钉十字架的基督，这对犹太人是绊脚石，对外邦人是愚拙；

但我们传讲被钉十字架的基督。这对犹太人来说是绊脚石，对外族人来说是愚昧的。

我们却传扬钉十字架的基督；在犹太人看来是绊脚石，在外族人看来是愚笨的，

但我们却传扬被钉十字架的基督——对犹太人来说是绊脚石，对外邦人来说是愚拙的；

我們卻是傳釘十字架的基督，在猶太人為絆腳石，在外邦人為愚拙；

我們卻是傳被釘十字架的基督，這對猶太人是絆腳石，對外邦人是愚拙；

我們卻是傳被釘十字架的基督，這對猶太人是絆腳石，對外邦人是愚拙；

但我們傳講被釘十字架的基督。這對猶太人來說是絆腳石，對外族人來說是愚昧的。

我們卻傳揚釘十字架的基督；在猶太人看來是絆腳石，在外族人看來是愚笨的，

我們卻宣傳釘十字架的基督：這在猶太人看是信仰的障礙，在外國人看是愚拙，

但我們卻傳揚被釘十字架的基督——對猶太人來說是絆腳石，對外邦人來說是愚拙的；

但我儕宣釘十架之基督、於猶太人則為礙、於異邦人則為愚、

余傳基督釘十字架之道、猶太人以為可厭、希利尼人以為不智、

惟我儕宣釘十字架之基督、猶太人視為礙、礙或作可厭希拉人視為愚、

而吾人所傳揚者、乃一被釘於十字架之基督耳。此於猶太人為躓石、於異邦人為愚妄；

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

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

So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And,“ It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.”( Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.

The person without the Spirit doesn’t accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. These things are foolish to them. They can’t understand them. In fact, such things can’t be understood without the Spirit’s help.

My goal while I was with you was to talk about only one thing. And that was Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

Then the Lord will be a holy place of safety for you. But that’s not true for many people in Israel and Judah. He will be a stone that causes them to trip. He will be a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.Many of them will trip. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and captured.”

The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.

Brothers and sisters, I no longer preach that people must be circumcised. If I did, why am I still being opposed? If I preached that, then the cross wouldn’t upset anyone.

Then Simeon blessed them. He said to Mary, Jesus’ mother,“ This child is going to cause many people in Israel to fall and to rise. God has sent him. But many will speak against him.

I never want to brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through that cross the ways of the world have been crucified as far as I am concerned. And I have been crucified as far as the ways of the world are concerned.

They were not pleased with him at all. But Jesus said to them,“ A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own town and in his own home.”

Jesus said to them,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. You must eat the Son of Man’s body and drink his blood. If you don’t, you have no life in you.Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.My body is real food. My blood is real drink.Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood remains in me. And I remain in them.The living Father sent me, and I live because of him. In the same way, those who feed on me will live because of me.This is the bread that came down from heaven. Long ago your people ate manna and died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever.”He said this while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.Jesus’ disciples heard this. Many of them said,“ This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about his teaching. So he said to them,“ Does this upset you?Then what if you see the Son of Man go up to where he was before?The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are full of the Spirit. They give life.But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe. And he had known who was going to hand him over to his enemies.So he continued speaking. He said,“ This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps them.”From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

Blessed is anyone who does not give up their faith because of me.”

You foolish people of Galatia! Who has put you under an evil spell? When I preached, I clearly showed you that Jesus Christ had been nailed to the cross.

I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives.

God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.

He told them,“ This is what is written. The Messiah will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day.His followers will preach in his name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem.

Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.It is written,“ Look! In Zion I am laying a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”( Isaiah 8:14; 28:16)

The message we preach is not about ourselves. Our message is about Jesus Christ. We say that he is Lord. And we say that we serve you because of Jesus.

“ We are witnesses of everything he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by nailing him to a cross.But on the third day God raised him from the dead. God allowed Jesus to be seen.But he wasn’t seen by all the people. He was seen only by us. We are witnesses whom God had already chosen. We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.He commanded us to preach to the people. He told us to tell people that he is the one appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.All the prophets tell about him. They say that all who believe in him have their sins forgiven through his name.”

‘ I am the God of your fathers. I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’( Exodus 3:6) Moses shook with fear. He didn’t dare to look.“ Then the Lord said to him,‘ Take off your sandals. You must do this because the place where you are standing is holy ground.I have seen my people beaten down in Egypt. I have heard their groans. I have come down to set them free. Now come. I will send you back to Egypt.’( Exodus 3:5, 7, 8, 10)“ This is the same Moses the two men of Israel would not accept. They had said,‘ Who made you ruler and judge?’ But God himself sent Moses to rule the people of Israel and set them free. He spoke to Moses through an angel. The angel had appeared to him in the bush.