1 Corinthians 1:22 (YLT)

Passage

Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:20 where <FI>is<Fi> the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

1 Corinthians 1:21 for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

1 Corinthians 1:22 Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,

1 Corinthians 1:23 also we--we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,

1 Corinthians 1:24 and to those called--both Jews and Greeks--Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "since", "jews", "sign", "greeks", "seek", and "wisdom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "since" and "jews", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "for seeing in the wisdom of God..." into verse 23's "also we--we preach Christ crucified to Jews...", so "since" and "jews" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "since" and "jews" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.