22 since Jews request a sign while Greeks seek after wisdom, 23 but we proclaim a crucified Christ: an offense to Jews, foolishness to Greeks.*To the Jews, their Messiah would be a conquering king, and since death on a cross was viewed as a curse (Deuteronomy 21:23, Galatians 3:13), a crucified Messiah was simply unthinkable. What did the Greeks want with someone else’s Messiah, especially a dead one—sheer nonsense! 24 Now to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God,