^6 (A)“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

⁵² Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You ^(A)have a demon! ^(B)Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’

²¹ But they ^[a]held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

²¹ For since, in the ^(A)wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ²² For ^(B)Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, ^(C)to the Jews a ^[a]stumbling block and to the ^[b]Greeks ^(D)foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^(E)the power of God and ^(F)the wisdom of God.

²⁵ So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to ^[a]our fathers, ²⁶ saying,

²⁸ “Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent ^(B)to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!”

³² And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.”