I have written to him the great things of my law, {but} they were counted as a strange thing.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know {them}, because they are spiritually discerned.

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

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with {them} to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of {you}:

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? {Gentiles: or, Greeks}

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard {this}, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, {is}? {Areopagus: or, Mars' hill: it was the highest court in Athens}

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.