1 Corinthians 2:10

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:10

10. revealed . . . by . . . Spirit—The inspiration of thoughts (so far as truth essential to salvation is concerned) makes the Christian (1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Matthew 16:17; John 16:13; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27); that of words, the PROPHET (2 Samuel 23:1; 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 13:5), "by the word of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 2:13; John 20:30; John 20:31; 2 Peter 1:21). The secrets of revelation are secret to some, not because those who know them will not reveal... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

3. The Spirit’s ministry of revealing God’s Wisdom 2:6-16Paul’s reference to the Holy Spirit’s power (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) led him to elaborate on the Spirit’s ministry in enlightening the minds of believers and unbelievers alike. The Corinthians needed to view ministry differently. The key to this change would be the Holy Spirit’s illumination of their thinking. People who are pursuing true wisdom (sophia) cannot perceive it except as the Holy Spirit enlightens them.Paul constructed his... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 2:10

The wonderful mysteries God has prepared for those who love Him are not knowable only by a select group of Christians. Any and every believer can understand and appreciated them because the indwelling Holy Spirit can enlighten us. The mystery religions of Greece promised deeper insights and new knowledge to their devotees. However any Christian can apprehend the very best that God has revealed because we all possess the spiritual organ of perception, namely, the Holy Spirit. "Searches" (Gr.... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 2:10

2:10 [his] (a-8) Or 'the Spirit.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

The Nature of St. Paul’s Preaching1-5. 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 of Christ’s life and death upon the Cross. (3) It was with much anxiety and self-distrust that I preached the gospel to you; (4) and the success I obtained was due not to my way of commending the truth, but solely to the spirit and power which animated me; (5) and so God’s purpose was fulfilled, that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 2:10

(10) But God hath revealed them unto us.—Here the emphatic word is “us.” The latter part of 1 Corinthians 2:8-9 are parenthetical, and the sense goes back to the beginning of 1 Corinthians 2:8. “None of the princes of this age know these things, but God hath revealed them unto us His apostles and teachers” (Matthew 13:11; Matthew 16:17; 2 Corinthians 12:1). This revelation of spiritual truth is made by the Holy Spirit of God to our spirits (Romans 8:16). The Apostle gives two proofs that the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

The Great Expiation 1 Corinthians 2:2 The Corinth of St. Paul's day had inherited a revival of philosophy, and was a home of culture so much as to induce a rivalry with Athens herself. But it was not in an atmosphere of intellectual restlessness, in a society where energy was dissipated in an excessive love of dialectic, that the Apostle's ministry was carried on. It was a wisdom of the world, worldly; brilliant yet pretentious, that led men no nearer to solving the deeper problems of life.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Chapter 5DIVINE WISDOMIN 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 Corinthians and lead them to God, and why he had resisted the temptation to appeal to the Corinthian taste for rhetoric and philosophy by exhibiting Christianity as a philosophy. He believed that where conversion was the object of preaching no method could compare in efficiency with the simple presentation of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

CHAPTER 2 1. The Apostle’s Preaching. (1 Corinthians 2:1-5 ). 2. The Revelation of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:6-13 ). 3. The Helplessness and Ignorance of the Natural Man. (1 Corinthians 2:14-16 ). The Apostle had been among them and declared unto them the testimony of God. This he had not done with excellency of speech or wisdom. He preached unto them the Person of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He, who is the wisdom of God, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:10

2:10 {9} But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit {k} searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.(9) A question: if it surpasses the capacity of men, how can it be understood by any man, or how can you declare and preach it? By a special enlightening of God’s Spirit, with which whoever is inspired, he can enter even into the very secrets of God.(k) There is nothing so secret and hidden in God, but the Spirit of God penetrates it. read more

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