1 Corinthians 2:7-8 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 2:6-9

2:6-9 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 in a way that only he who is initiated into Christianity can understand, a wisdom which up to now has been kept hidden, a wisdom which God fore-ordained before time for our eternal glory, a wisdom which none of the leaders of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would not have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God ,.... Not of men, not of the wise politicians, the learned philosophers and Rabbins; that which human wisdom has no hand in forming, nor in revealing, nor in propagating, and which is disliked and disapproved of by it: the Gospel is the sole produce of divine wisdom, and in which there is a glorious display of it; even in those doctrines which are the most charged with folly, as salvation by a crucified Christ, justification by his righteousness, pardon by his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:8

Which none of the princes of this world knew ,.... Meaning not the devils, as some have thought, who had they known what God designed to do by the death of Christ, would never have been concerned in bringing it about; nor so much the political governors of the Roman empire, particularly in Judea, as Herod and Pontius Pilate, who also were entirely ignorant of it; but rather the ecclesiastical rulers of the Jewish church state, called עולם הזה , "this world", in distinction from עולם ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

The wisdom of God in a mystery - The Gospel of Jesus Christ, which had been comparatively hidden from the foundation of the world, (the settling of the Jewish economy, as this phrase often means), though appointed from the beginning to be revealed in the fullness of time. For, though this Gospel was, in a certain sense, announced by the prophets, and prefigured by the law, yet it is certain that even the most intelligent of the Jewish rulers, their doctors, scribes, and Pharisees, had no... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:8

Which none of the princes of this world knew - Here it is evident that this world refers to the Jewish state, and to the degree of knowledge in that state: and the rulers, the priests, rabbins, etc., who were principally concerned in the crucifixion of our Lord. The Lord of glory - Or the glorious Lord, infinitely transcending all the rulers of the universe; whose is eternal glory; who gave that glorious Gospel in which his followers may glory, as it affords them such cause of triumph as... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

Verse 7 7.The wisdom of God in a mystery He assigns the reason why the doctrine of the gospel is not held in high esteem by the princes of this world — because it is involved in mysteries, and is consequently hidden For the gospel so far transcends the perspicacity of human intellect, that to whatever height those who are accounted men of superior intellect may raise their view, they never can reach its elevated height, while in the meantime they despise its meanness, as if it were prostrate at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:8

Verse 8 8.None of the princes of this world knew If you supply the words by their own discernment, the statement would not be more applicable to them than to the generality of mankind, and the very lowest of the people; for what are the attainments of all of us as to this matter, from the greatest to the least? Only we may perhaps say, that princes, rather than others, are charged with blindness and ignorance — for this reason, that they alone appear in the view of the word clear-sighted and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:6-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:6-10

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