1 Coríntios 2:9-3:3 NVT

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:9

9. But—(it has happened) as it is written. Eye hath not seen, c.—ALFORD translates, "The things which eye saw not . . . the things which God prepared . . . to us God revealed through His Spirit." Thus, however, the "but" of :- is ignored. Rather construe, as ESTIUS, "('We speak,' supplied from :-), things which eye saw not (heretofore), . . . things which God prepared . . . But God revealed them to us," &c. The quotation is not a verbatim one, but an inspired exposition of the "wisdom" (1... 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 2:9

The source of this quotation is evidently Isaiah 64:4; Isaiah 65:17. It summarizes Paul’s point well. There are many things we can know only by revelation. The more God reveals the more clearly we see that He has designed His plans for humanity for our blessing."Paul’s thought is that there is no method of apprehension open to man (eyes, ears, or understanding) which can give him any idea of the wonderful things that God has made ready for them that love him (cf. Rom. viii. 28)." [Note: Morris,... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 2:9

2:9 written, (p-6) See Isaiah 64:4 . 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 2:9

(9) As it is written.—Where do the words which follow occur? They are not to be found as here given anywhere in the Old Testament. It has therefore been suggested (Origen) that they are from some apocryphal book, or some book which has been lost, as is supposed many have been. Chrysostom also suggests that it may be a reference, not to a writing, but to historical facts, as in Matthew 2:23. None of these explanations would justify the use of that phrase, “it is written,” with which these words... 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 2:9

2:9 {8} But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the {i} heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.(8) Another objection: but how could it be that those intelligent men could not perceive this wisdom? Paul answers: because we preach those things which surpass all man’s understanding.(i) Man cannot so much as think of them, much less conceive them with his senses. read more