哥林多前書 2:6-7 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-7

The gospel: its description, preachers, and hearers. "Howbeit we speak wisdom," etc. In these words we have three things concerning the gospel. I. A DESCRIPTION OF ITS NATURE . Paul calls it the" wisdom of God." The wisdom of a system may be determined by two things. 1. By the character of the end it contemplates. A system which aims at an insignificant or unworthy end would scarcely be considered wise. What is the end the gospel aims at? The restoration in human souls of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

Spiritual wisdom. While disclaiming a gospel based on the wisdom of men, Paul is careful to show that he does not disparage true wisdom. The facts of Christianity are the embodiments of great principles; the story of the cross has behind it the sublimest philosophy. Hence the gospel is at once milk for babes and meat for men ( 1 Corinthians 3:2 ); and a wise teacher knows how to adapt his teaching to the capacities of his pupils. Among the newly converted, the apostle confined himself to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

Contents of the revelation. But the apostle claims "wisdom" for the gospel. The counterfeit has been exposed, and the genuine coin is now presented. And how does he proceed to verify his right to use a term that, in the estimation of all thinkers, commanded respect and admiration? He will honour the Word; he will restore its meaning and clear it of obscurity, nay, expand its significance and invest it with a charm not known before. Solomon had used his splendid intellect to give the word... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

The apparent foolishness is the only wisdom. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

True wisdom. I. IS FOUND IN CHRISTIANITY . Paul has been speaking slightingly of" wisdom." Might lead some to suppose that Christianity was unwise, or at all events a one-sided system; that it was a religion for the heart only, and unfriendly to the intellect. The apostle guards against this damaging supposition by claiming true wisdom for Christianity. What he has been decrying is the ineffective wisdom of the world. Christianity is for the whole man. When a man is in a right... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

In a mystery; that is, "in a truth, once hidden, now revealed." The word is now used for what is dark and incomprehensible, but it has no such meaning in the New Testament, where it means "what was once secret, but has now been made manifest" ( Romans 16:25 ; Ephesians 3:4 , Ephesians 3:9 ; Colossians 1:26 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ). It implies the very reverse of any esoteric teaching. Hidden . It was "hidden from the wise and prudent, but revealed to babes" ( Matthew 11:25 ). ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

The Divine mystery. The Apostle Paul was accustomed to press into his service, as a Christian teacher, all the institutions and usages of the societies with which he was in any way and at any time associated. Thus in this passage he makes use of the Eleusinian mysteries, with which his readers were doubtless familiar, to set forth the profundity of the Divine wisdom, and the distinction and happiness of those who were initiated into the glorious secrets of Christianity. "We speak God's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

The wisdom of God in a mystery. The word "mystery" has a twofold meaning as used by the apostle. It means that which is concealed from men until the due time for its disclosure has come; and it also means that which in itself, by reason of its own inherent greatness, surpasses human comprehension. Both meanings are involved here. God's wisdom in the gospel, though foreordained before the worlds, had been "hidden" from the ages and generations of the past. As it would seem to be with many... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:6

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 divine wisdom - Bloomfield.We speak wisdom - We do not admit that we utter foolishness. We have spoken of the foolishness of preaching 1 Corinthians 1:21; and of the estimate in which it was held by the world 1 Corinthians 1:22-28; and of our own manner among you as not laying claim to human... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak - We who have preached the gospel.The wisdom of God - We teach or proclaim the wise plan of God for the salvation of people; we make known the divine wisdom in regard to the scheme of human redemption. This plan was of God, in opposition to other plans which were of human beings.In a mystery, even the hidden wisdom - ἐν μυστηρίῳ τὴν ἀποκεκρυμμένην en mustēriō tēn apokekrummenēn. The words “even” and “wisdom” in this translation have been supplied by our translators; and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

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