²⁰ For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

⁴ Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

¹⁴ 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.

²³ But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

¹² I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

¹¹ Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

¹⁷ 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,

¹² And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

³⁵ 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?

³⁶ What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?