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Verse 1 Corinthians 2:6. _WE SPEAK WISDOM AMONG THEM THAT ARE
PERFECT_] By the εν τοις τελειοις, _among those that are
perfect_, we are to understand _Christians_ of the highest knowledge
and attainm...
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HOW BE IT - But δε de. This commences the “second” head or
argument in this chapter, in which Paul shows that if human wisdom is
missing in his preaching, it is not devoid of true, and solid, and
even...
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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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True, we speak wisdom among those who are mature--but it is a wisdom
which does not belong to this world, nor to the rulers of this world
whose extinction is inevitable. But we speak the wisdom of God...
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HOWBEIT. But.
SPEAK. App-121.
THEM, &C. = the perfect. Greek. _teleios._ App-125.
WORLD. age. App-129.
NOR. Greek. _oude_.
PRINCES. rulers.
COME TO NOUGHT. are being brought to nought. Greek. _k...
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_Howbeit we speak wisdom_ Is there, then, no wisdom possible for a
Christian? no sphere for the exercise of those faculties of the
intellect which we received from God? the hearer may say. Certainly,...
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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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ΣΟΦΊΑΝ ΔῈ ΛΑΛΟΥ͂ΜΕΝ. Is there, then, no wisdom
possible for a Christian? no sphere for the exercise of those
faculties of the intellect which we received from God? the hearer may
say. Certainly, says...
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_WE SPEAK THE WISDOM OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 2:6-8:_ Paul acknowledged
that he did use wisdom in speaking to the spiritually mature. However
it was not "the wisdom of this world." The wisdom of the world...
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ΔΈ (G1161) но. Павел противопоставляет
мудрость своих речей мудрости речей
оппонентов (Pearson),
ΛΑΛΟΫ́ΜΕΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G3956)
говорить. _Praes._ указывает на текущее
действие или пр...
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DISCOURSE: 1936
WISDOM OF THE GOSPEL
1 Corinthians 2:6. _We speak wisdom among them that are perfect_.
THESE words appear, at first sight, to have an air of conceit and
arrogance: and, if uttered by...
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HOWBEIT, WE SPEAK WISDOM, &C.— The next argument the Apostle uses,
to shew them that they had no reason to glory in their teachers, is,
that the knowledge of the Gospel, was not attainable by our natu...
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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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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
nought:
Yet the Gospel, so far from being at variance with "wis...
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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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2:6 world, (n-13) world, (n-20) _ Aion_ . see ch. 1.20, Note c. In
ver. 6 'world' has a moral signification. see Ephesians 2:2 ....
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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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WISDOM] Christianity has a wisdom of its own. While it is centred in a
Person, it is capable of being expressed in the terms of philosophy,
and is in harmony with all that is best in human reasoning a...
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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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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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HOWBEIT WE SPEAK WISDOM. — Nevertheless, there is a wisdom in the
gospel. The assertion is in the Greek a more striking contrast to 1
Corinthians 2:4 than appears in the English. In the original (1
Co...
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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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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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The Spirit Reveals God's Wisdom
Paul indicated he was ready to speak with wisdom from God if his
listeners were ready to hear it. However, he would not speak with a
worldly wisdom, which would have re...
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(4) Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are (e) perfect: yet not
the wisdom of this world, nor of the (f) princes of this world, that
come to nought:
(4) Another argument taken from the nature of...
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Wisdom among the perfect. That is, when we first came amongst you, you
were incapable of understanding the great mysteries of our religion:
we therefore preached to you Christ crucified; (Calmet) but...
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“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
nought.”
The δέ is rather restrictive than adversative. It is int...
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The apostle describes wisdom, of which he speaks from the viewpoint of
its superhuman origin (1 Corinthians 2:6-7), then from that of its
impenetrable obscurity to the natural understanding (1 Corinth...
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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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6._We speak wisdom _Lest he should appear to despise wisdom, as
_unlearned and ignorant men _(Acts 4:13) condemn learning with a sort
of barbarian ferocity, he adds, that he is not devoid of _that
_wi...
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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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HOWBEIT WE SPEAK WISDOM,.... Though the wise philosophers among the
Gentiles accounted the Gospel foolishness; and though the apostle, by
an ironical concession, had called the ministry of it the fool...
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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
nought:
Ver. 6. _Wisdom among the perfect_] Or those that are gro...
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_Howbeit, we speak wisdom_ Yea, the truest and most excellent wisdom:
for the subject matter of our preaching is the most wise contrivance
and counsel of God concerning the salvation of mankind by Chr...
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WISDOM; that which is truly wise in the estimation of God and those
who are like him.
THEM THAT ARE PERFECT; who have maturity of knowledge and spiritual
discernment, and are thus prepared to receive...
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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;...
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The Gospel itself true wisdom:...
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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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WE SPEAK WISDOM, HOWEVER, AMONG THEM THAT ARE FULLGROWN: YET. WISDOM
NOT OF THIS WORLD, NOR OF THE RULERS OF THIS WORLD, WHO ARE COMING TO
NOUGHT:
'We speak wisdom' -'Yet we do speak wisdom' (NASV)....
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6-9 Those who receive the doctrine of Christ as Divine, and, having
been enlightened by the Holy Spirit, have looked well into it, see not
only the plain history of Christ, and him crucified, but the...
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Lest what the apostle had seemed to speak before in defamation of
wisdom, should reflect upon the gospel, and give some people occasion
to justify against it their impious charge of folly, the apostle...
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We [as an inspired apostle] _speak wisdom, however, among them that
are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of
this world, who are coming to nought_ [Paul here begins to corre...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I
This, too, was done by Paul in these words," But we speak wisdom among
them that are perfect."[116]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
wherefore also Paul declared,...
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1 Corinthians 2:6 However G1161 speak G2980 (G5719) wisdom G4678 among
G1722 mature G5046 yet G1161 not G3756
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‘Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are perfect. But a wisdom
not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world which are coming to
nought. But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom...
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1 Corinthians 2:6. HOWBEIT WE SPEAK WISDOM AMONG THE PERFECT. This is
a favourite Pauline word, having one well-defined sense, with only
varying shades according to the subject treated of. With refere...
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AMONG THE PERFECT
(εν τοις τελειοις). Paul is not here drawing a
distinction between exoteric and esoteric wisdom as the Gnostics did
for their initiates, but simply to the necessary difference in
t...
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PERFECT
That is, full grown.
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:48). _...
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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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YET I DO SPEAK WISDOM. So far Paul has said that his message is
"nonsense," _out of step_ with the wisdom of this world. Yet at the
same time, he makes it plain that his message (the gospel) is in the...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2:6 God’s Spirit bridges the
gap between the deep things of God and the human heart, graciously
preparing human beings to understand the message of the cross. See
a...
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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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_Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect._ This wisdom
that he speaks among the perfect, that is, the faithful, is Christian
wisdom, and is concerned with the Cross of Christ, with grace,...
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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 1:18; 1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:28; 1
Corinthians 14:20;...
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Wisdom. Emphatic. Lest his depreciation of worldly wisdom should
expose him and his companions to the charge of not preaching wisdom at
all, he shows that they do preach wisdom, though not of a worldl...
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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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Yet we speak wisdom — Yea, the truest and most excellent wisdom.
Among the perfect — Adult, experienced Christians. By wisdom here he
seems to mean, not the whole Christian doctrine, but the most subl...
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Our apostle here proceeds in discoursing to the Corinthins of the
excellency of his ministry amongst them, to obviate the contempt which
some might cast upon it for want of human eloquence, sublimity...