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Verse 1 Corinthians 2:13. _WHICH THINGS ALSO WE SPEAK_] We dare no
more use the _language_ of the Jews and the Gentiles in speaking of
those glorious things, than we can indulge their _spirit_. The G...
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WHICH THINGS WE SPEAK - Which great, and glorious, and certain truths,
we, the apostles, preach and explain.
NOT IN THE WORDS WHICH MAN’S WISDOM TEACHETH - Not such as human
philosophy or eloquence wo...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Apostle's Preaching. (1 Corinthians 2:1)._
2. The Revelation of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:6).
3. The Helplessness and Ignorance of the Natural Man. (1 Corin
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YET THERE IS A CHRISTIAN WISDOM REVEALED BY GOD'S SPIRIT. Yet there is
a true wisdom of which the Christian teachers speak to those who are
mature; not a wisdom of this world or of the angels who are...
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THE PROCLAMATION AND THE POWER (1 Corinthians 2:1-5)...
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But God revealed it through his Spirit, for the Spirit explores all
things, even the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of
the man unless the spirit of the man which is in him? So no on...
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ALSO WE SPEAK. we speak also.
WHICH MAN'S, &C. = taught (Greek. _didaktos._ Only here and John 6:45)
by man's wisdom.
BUT... TEACHETH. Supply Ellipsis (App-6), "but in (things) taught by
the Spirit...
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_comparing spiritual things with spiritual_ These words have been
interpreted in several ways. (1) Wiclif renders them "_maken a
liknesse of_(i.e. explaining) _spyritual things to goostli men_." (2)
T...
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1 Corinthians 2:1-16. THE WISDOM OF THE GOSPEL DISCERNIBLE BY THE
SPIRITUAL FACULTIES ALONE
The Apostle now begins to justify his preaching. It was not that of
one skilled in the fashionable argumenta...
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[ἁγίου] after ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΟΣ. Om. אABCD, Vetus Lat., Vulg.
and Peshito. It has the look of a marginal gloss or an unauthorized
addition, perhaps from habit.
13. Ἅ, i.e. the things freely given us by God, o...
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_BUT WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13-16:_ Paul wanted
the Corinthians to know that the words that he spoke to them were
Spirit inspired words. They were not words that he thought up by h...
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ΛΑΛΟΫ́ΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980)
говорить (_см._ 1 Corinthians 2:6).
ΔΙΔΑΚΤΌΣ (G1318) наученный.
Субстантивированное отглагольное _adj._
с _pass._ значением, с последующим _gen._,
указы...
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DISCOURSE: 1941
INFLUENCES OF THE SPIRIT
1 Corinthians 2:12. _Now we have received, not the spirit of the
world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things
that are freely given to...
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COMPARING SPIRITUAL THINGS, &C.— _Explaining,_ &c. Wall, Elsner.
"Comparing one part of revelation with another." It is plain, says Mr.
Locke, that the _spiritual things_ which he here speaks of, are...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Undiscoverable but Understandable (1 Corinthians 2:6-16)
6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a
wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age,...
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Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
ALSO - we not only know by the Holy Spirit,...
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21 To this day the great, the noble, and the wise are a small minority
among the true saints of God. It is a matter of extreme thankfulness
that this is so. If high birth or wisdom or any other attain...
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2:13 wisdom, (d-11) It may perhaps be translated, 'taught words of
human wisdom.' communicating (e-19) Or 'expounding.' it means
literally 'mixing or putting together;' as interpreting or expounding,...
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WE SPEAK] Our language no less than our truths are the result of the
spiritual insight with which God has enlightened our minds. COMPARING
SPIRITUAL THINGS WITH SPIRITUAL] The phrase should be transla...
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PARAPHRASE. 'There is indeed a wisdom with which the facts of the
gospel are in harmony and which we declare to those who are ripe to
receive it. (7, 8) It is not the wisdom of this world, for that le...
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THE NATURE OF ST. PAUL'S PREACHING
1-5. Paraphrase. 'When I visited you in Corinth I made no attempt to
reconcile my message with your Greek philosophy, (2) but kept to the
proclamation of the facts o...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 2
WHAT PAUL *PREACHED 2:1-5
V1 Christian *brothers and *sisters, when I came to you I did not
come with clever words or great ideas. I *pr...
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NOT IN THE WORDS. — Not only the gospel truths themselves, but the
very form and manner in which those truths are taught is the result of
spiritual insight.
COMPARING SPIRITUAL THINGS WITH SPIRITUAL....
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CHAPTER 5
DIVINE WISDOM
IN the preceding paragraph Paul has explained why he had proclaimed
the bare facts regarding Christ and His crucifixion and trusted to the
Cross itself to impress the Corinth...
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to 1 Corinthians 3:2. § 8. THE REVEALING SPIRIT. The world's rulers
committed the frightful crime of “crucifying the Lord of glory,”
because in fact they have only “the spirit of the world,” whereas
“...
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ἃ καὶ λαλοῦμεν the vb [395] of 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 (see
note): there opposed to μυστήριον, here to εἰδῶμεν
(_cf._ John 3:11) “which things indeed we speak out”; knowing
these great things of God, we _...
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GOD'S WISDOM SPIRITUALLY REVEALED
1 Corinthians 2:6
The perfect are those who are full grown and matured in Christian
experience. They need strong meat. For them there are blessed
unveilings of the s...
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The apostle reminds the Corinthian Christians that when he first came
to them he did not come with excellency of speech, or of wisdom, but
with "the Word of the Cross." Yet there must be no foolish im...
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Only the Spirit Knows
No one can know the inner secrets of a man without the spirit (inner
man) of that man revealing them. In a similar manner, only the Spirit
of God can reveal God's mysteries. That...
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(12) Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; (o) comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
(12) Now he returns to his purpose, and...
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Which mysteries and divine truths, we apostles (even when we speak to
the more perfect sort of men) deliver not in the learned words of
human wisdom, not in the fine languages, studied periods and sen...
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With 1 Corinthians 2:10 the apostle passes to the development of the
second term of his theme: λαλοῦμεν, _we speak._ This wisdom,
being God's conception, and inaccessible to the mind of man, how can
P...
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“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth, appropriating spiritual
things to spiritual men.”
Here is the resuming of the λαλοῦμεν, _we sp...
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(6) Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the
wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to
naught: (7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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13._Which things also we speak, not in the learned words, etc_. He
speaks of himself, for he is still employed in commending his
ministry. Now it is a high commendation that he pronounces upon his
pre...
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It was in this spirit that Paul had come among them at first; he would
know nothing but Christ, [2] and Christ in His humiliation and
abasement, object of contempt to senseless men. His speech was not...
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WHICH THINGS ALSO WE SPEAK,.... Namely, the things which have not been
seen by the eye, heard by the ear, or understood by the heart of man;
the things God has prepared for his people; the deep things...
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Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
Ver. 13. _But which the Holy Ghost teacheth_] S...
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_Now we have received, not the spirit of the world_ Which suggests
worldly wisdom; the spirit that is in worldly, carnal people, and
which guides and governs them; a spirit which is earthly, sensual,...
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IN THE WORDS-WHICH THE HOLY GHOST TEACHETH; the Spirit taught them not
only what was to be communicated, but how to communicate it-not in
preaching only, but in writing. As the Holy Ghost taught the w...
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It was through Paul that the Corinthians had been brought to God; and
he here reminds them that when he first came there, he had avoided the
use of high-sounding speech and intellectual arguments: it...
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WHICH THINGS ALSO WE SPEAK, NOT IN WORDS WHICH MAN'S WISDOM TEACHETH,
BUT WHICH THE SPIRIT TEACHETH; COMBINING SPIRITUAL THINGS WITH
SPIRITUAL WORDS.
'Which things' -the "things" God prepared for tho...
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10-16 God has revealed true wisdom to us by his Spirit. Here is a
proof of the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures, 2 Peter 1:21. In
proof of the Divinity of the Holy Ghost, observe, that he know...
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Reason and all practice directeth men to speak and write of subjects
in a style and phrase fitted to the matter about which they write or
discourse. Our subjects, saith the apostle, were sublime, spir...
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Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth,
but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with
spiritual words. [Here again we have a clear claim to inspiration,...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
And the apostle says, "Which things we speak, not in the words which
man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth."[196]
Clement of Alexandria Strom...
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1 Corinthians 2:13 things G3739 also G2532 speak G2980 (G5719) not
G3756 in G1722 words G3056 mans G442 w
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THIS MESSAGE IS REVEALED TO MEN BY THE ONE HOLY SPIRIT ENLIGHTENING
THE MIND AND HEART (2:9-16).
1 Corinthians 2:9 are connecting verses. They confirm what has been
said about the wonder of what God...
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‘Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom
teaches, but which the Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with
spiritual.'
‘We speak.' Thus all who truly teach in Christ's name do...
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1 Corinthians 2:13. WHICH THINGS WE (the apostles) SPEAK, NOT IN THE
WORDS WHICH MAN'S WISDOM TEACHETH, BUT WHICH THE SPIRIT [2] TEACHETH,
COMBINING SPIRITUAL THINGS (in their _matter)_ WITH SPIRITUAL...
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WHICH THINGS ALSO WE SPEAK
(α κα λαλουμεν). This onomatopoetic verb λαλεω (from
λα-λα), to utter sounds. In the papyri the word calls more
attention to the form of utterance while λεγω refers more t...
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WORDS
(1) The writers of Scripture invariably affirm, where the subject is
mentioned by them at all, that the words of their writings are
divinely taught. This, of necessity, refers to the original d...
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1 Corinthians 2:6
Mystery Revealed.
I. The redemption of Jesus Christ is a great mystery of the Divine
thought and heart. The Apostle uses a singular term to designate those
to whom the revelation is...
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CONTENTS: Christian revelation not indebted to human wisdom. Spiritual
verities not discoverable to human wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees ca...
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1 Corinthians 2:2. _I determined not to know any thing among you, save
Jesus Christ and him crucified._ That is, to know him in the glory of
his person, as revealed in the oracles of truth. “I and the...
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SO THEN. The apostles _passed on to mankind_ all the Spirit made known
to them. Paul has no esoteric secrets to be whispered only to a select
circle. If only the spiritually mature understand, it is n...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13 Every Christian is a
SPIRITUAL person, that is, one who is led and empowered by the Holy
Spirit; see also Romans 8:9;...
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CHAPTER II.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
He proceeds to exalt the spiritual wisdom of Christ above all natural
and animal wisdom. Therefore he says:
I. That he knew and preached nothing but Christ cruci...
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_Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth. I.e_., not in words
taught by Cicero, Demosthenes, or Aristotle, such as human wisdom
teac...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
(_For many points, see Homiletic Analysis_.)
1 Corinthians 2:1. I.—Slightly emphatic; _q.d_. “I was myself also
in complete harmony of spirit and method with the lines of God’s
proce...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
_St. Paul's own method._
1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
AND I; "I too;" I in accordance with God's method. WHEN I CAME TO
YOU. The date of his first visit was in A.D. 52, an
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And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of
speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God (1
Corinthians 2:1).
Paul didn't come as one of the Corinthian philosopher...
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1 Corinthians 1:17; 1 Corinthians 10:3; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1
Corinthians 14:2;...
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Not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth. Lit., not in the taught
words of human wisdom. Compare Plato : "Through love all the
intercourse and speech of God with man, whether awake or asleep, is
c...
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PAUL THE PREACHER
1 Corinthians 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Apostle, Paul, now is speaking of the kind of an entrance he had
among the Corinthians. He had been very happy to move among them and
prea...
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Which also we speak — As well as know. In words taught by the Holy
Spirit — Such are all the words of scripture. How high a regard
ought we, then, to retain for them! Explaining spiritual things by
sp...