1 Corinthians 1:22

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For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,

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  • Acts 17:18-21 : 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 For you bring some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean. 21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
  • John 2:18 : 18 So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'
  • Matt 12:38-39 : 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, 'Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.' 39 But He answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.'
  • Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 3 In the morning, you say, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and overcast.' Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you cannot discern the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet." Then He left them and went away.
  • Mark 8:11 : 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.
  • Luke 11:16 : 16 Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
  • Luke 11:20 : 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  • John 4:28 : 28 Then the woman left her water jar, went into the city, and said to the people,

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    23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,

    24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

    25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

    26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

    27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

    28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,

    29 So that no one may boast before him.

    30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • 1 Cor 1:17-21
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    17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

    18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

    19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.'

    20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

    21 For since in God’s wisdom the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'

    20 And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'

  • John 12:20-21
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    20 Now some Greeks were among those who went up to worship at the festival.

    21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

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    1 And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.

    2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

  • 1 Cor 2:4-8
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    4 My message and my preaching were not based on persuasive words of human wisdom but on a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

    5 So that your faith would not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

    6 Now, we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.

    7 Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.

    8 This wisdom none of the rulers of this age understood, for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

  • Rom 1:22
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    22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

  • John 2:18
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    18 So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'

  • Acts 17:19-21
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    19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

    20 For you bring some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.

    21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

  • Gal 3:1
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    1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

  • 1 Cor 2:14
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    14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

  • Rom 3:9
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    9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

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    5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.

  • Eph 4:17
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    17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

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    32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the church of God.

  • Rom 1:16
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    16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

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    15 We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

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    21 'I testified both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.'

  • 1 Tim 1:7
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    7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or what they so confidently affirm.

  • Acts 13:42
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    42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the Gentiles begged them to speak these words to them on the next Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:38-39
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    38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, 'Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.'

    39 But He answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.'

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    1 After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Phil 2:21
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    21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

  • Rom 10:2
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    2 I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge.

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    14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to the wise and to the foolish.

  • Rom 1:19
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    19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

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    32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

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    9 For they themselves tell about how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.