1 Corinthians 2:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

In this part of the chapter the apostle shows them that though he had not come to them with the excellency of human wisdom, with any of the boasted knowledge and literature of the Jews or Greeks, yet he had communicated to them a treasure of the truest and the highest wisdom: We speak wisdom among those who are perfect (1 Cor. 2:6), among those who are well instructed in Christianity, and come to some maturity in the things of God. Those that receive the doctrine as divine, and, having been... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

2:10-16 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 one ever knew the things of God except the Spirit of God. It is not the spirit of the world that we have received, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may know the things given to us by the grace of God. The things we speak we do not speak in words taught by human wisdom, but in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:13

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 of God; the things of God which are only known to the Spirit; the things that are freely given to them of God, and made known to them by the Spirit of God: these things are spoken out, preached, and declared to the sons of men, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth ; which are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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 Greek orators affected a high and florid language, full of tropes and figures, which dazzled more than it enlightened. The rabbins affected obscurity, and were studious to find out cabalistical meanings, which had no tendency to make the people wise unto salvation. The apostles could not follow any of these; they spoke the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:13

Verse 13 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 preaching, when he says of it that it contains a secret revelation of the most important matters — the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, the sum of our salvation, and the inestimable treasures of Christ, that the Corinthians may know how highly it ought to be prized. In the meantime he returns 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 2:9-14

The revelation of the things of God. It may be that we have here a free quotation of Isaiah 64:4 . But whether a quotation or not, it expresses a principle true in every age. The great "things of God" have ever been beyond the reach of the unaided powers of man. What are these "things which God hath prepared for them that love him"? To apply this expression, as is sometimes done, merely to the glories and joys of the heaven of the future, is to narrow its meaning. Those heavenly things,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

The gospel school. "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit," etc. Because man naturally craves for knowledge and deeply needs it, schools abound everywhere throughout the civilized world, especially here in England—schools of science, schools of philosophy, schools of art, etc.. But there is one school that transcends all—the gospel school. Three facts are suggested concerning this school. I. That here the student is INSTRUCTED IN THE SUBLIMEST REALITIES . "Deep... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:13

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 2:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

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