Vincent's Word Studies in the NT

1 Corinthians 2:6

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 worldly kind, among matured Christians.

Them that are perfect [τ ο ι ς τ ε λ ε ι ο ι ς]. American Rev., them that are full - grown. Paul's term for matured Christians. See Ephesians 4:13, where a perfect [τ ε λ ε ι ο ν] man is contrasted with children (nhpioi, ver. 14). So 1 Corinthians 14:20 : "In malice children, in understanding men (lit., perfect);" Philippians 3:15. "This wisdom is the Christian analogue to philosophy in the ordinary sense of the word" (Meyer), and the perfect to whom he delivered it would recognize it as such.

That come to nought [κ α τ α ρ γ ο υ μ ε ν ω ν]. The A. V. states a general proposition, but the Greek present participle a fact in process of accomplishment : which are coming to nought. So Rev.

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1 Corinthians 2:6

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