22. For while Jews [demandingly] ask for signs and miracles and Greeks pursue philosophy and wisdom,
23. We preach Christ (the Messiah) crucified, [preaching which] to the Jews is a scandal and an offensive stumbling block [that springs a snare or trap], and to the Gentiles it is absurd and utterly unphilosophical nonsense.
24. But to those who are called, whether Jew or Greek (Gentile), Christ [is] the Power of God and the Wisdom of God.