1 Corinthians 1:22

Plain English Version

You see, the Jewish people want to see God do something powerful, and then they reckon they will believe him. And other people that are not Jews, they just want to hear about smart ideas.

Cross References

Mark 8:11

There were some of the Pharisee mob at that place. They were strong for the Jewish law. They heard people say that Jesus was there, so they came to talk to him. They wanted to trick him, so they started to argue with him. They said, “Hey, show us that God sent you here. Do something powerful so we can see that you have special power from God.”

John 2:18

But the Jewish leaders got angry. They said to Jesus, “Hey, you can’t do that. If you think you can, then do something powerful, to show us that God told you to hunt those men out of God’s ceremony house.”

John 4:28

The woman left her bucket next to the water-hole and went back into the town, and she said to the people there,

John 4:48

Jesus said to him, “If I just talk to you people, you don’t believe me. You only believe me if you see me do something powerful.”