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2 ane He setteth down a platform of his preaching, 4 which was base in respect of human's wisdom, 7, 13 merely noble in respect of the spiritual power and efficacy. xiv And so concludeth that mankind and claret cannot rightly approximate thereof.

1And [a]I, brethren, when I came to y'all, came not with (A)excellency of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the [b]testimony of God.

2For I [c]esteemed not to know any thing amongst you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

iii (B)And I was among you in [d]weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

ivNeither stood my word, and my preaching in the (C)enticing speech of man'southward wisdom, [e]just in plain [f]bear witness of the Spirit and of power.

five [one thousand]That your faith should non be in the wisdom of men, just in the power of God.

6 [h]And we speak wisdom amid them that are [i]perfect: non the wisdom of this world, neither of the [j]princes of this world, which come to nought.

7 [k]But we speak the wisdom of God in a [fifty]mystery, fifty-fifty the hid wisdom, [one thousand]which God had determined before the world, unto our celebrity.

8 [n]Which none of the princes of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not take crucified the [o]Lord of glory.

9 [p]But as it is written, (D)The things which heart hath not seen, neither ear hath heard, neither came into [q]human being'south heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that love him.

x [r]Merely God hath revealed them unto the states by his Spirit: for the spirit [southward]searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11 [t]For what man knoweth the things of a human, save the [u]spirit of a human being, which is in him? notwithstanding the things of God knoweth no human being, but the Spirit of God.

12At present we accept receiveth not the [v]spirit of the globe, but the Spirit, which is of God, [w]that nosotros might [10]know the things that are given to us of God.

13 [y]Which things too we speak, not in the (Due east)words which man's wisdom teacheth, simply which the holy Ghost teacheth, [z]comparison spiritual things with spiritual things.

fourteen [aa]Only the [ab]natural human perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are [ac]spiritually discerned.

15 [ad]But he that is spiritual, [ae]discerneth all things: yet [af]he himself is judged of [ag]no human.

16 (F) [ah]For who hath known the listen of the Lord, that he might [ai]instruct him? But nosotros have the [aj]mind of Christ.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians two:1 He returneth to i Cor. 1:17, that is to say, to his ain instance: confessing that he used non amongst them either excellency of words, or enticing speech of man's wisdom, but with cracking simplicity of speech, both knew and preached Jesus Christ crucified, humble and abject, as touching the mankind.
  2. i Corinthians 2:1 The Gospel.
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:2 I purposed not to profess whatsoever other knowledge, simply the cognition of Christ and him crucified.
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:3 He setteth weakness, against excellency of words, and therefore joineth with it fear and trembling, which are the companions of true modesty, not such fear and trembling every bit terrify the conscience, but such every bit are contrary to vanity and pride.
  5. i Corinthians 2:4 He turneth that now to the commendation of his ministry building, which he had granted to his adversaries: for his virtue and ability which they knew well enough, was so much the more fantabulous, considering it had no worldly aid joined with information technology.
  6. ane Corinthians 2:4 Past plain show he meaneth such a proof, as is made by certain and necessary reasons.
  7. 1 Corinthians 2:5 And he telleth the Corinthians, that he did information technology for their great profit, because they might thereby know manifestly, that the Gospel was from heaven. Therefore he privately rebuketh them, because that in seeking vain ostentation, they willingly deprived themselves of the greatest help of their faith.
  8. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Some other statement taken of the nature of the thing, that is, of the Gospel, which is true wisdom, but known to them just which are desirous of perfection: and is unsavory to them which otherwise excel in the earth, but yet vainly and frailly.
  9. one Corinthians ii:6 Those are called perfect here, non which had gotten perfection already, but such as tend to it, as Phil. 3:xv, so that perfect, is gear up against weak.
  10. ane Corinthians 2:6 They that are wiser, richer, or mightier than other men are.
  11. 1 Corinthians 2:7 He showeth the cause why this wisdom cannot be perceived of those splendid worldly writes: to wit, because indeed it is so deep that they cannot accomplish unto it.
  12. i Corinthians 2:seven Which men could not then much as dream of.
  13. 1 Corinthians 2:seven He taketh away an objection: if information technology exist then hard, when and how is it known? God, saith he, determined with himself from the beginning, that which his purpose was to bring forth at this time out of his secrets for the salvation of men.
  14. 1 Corinthians 2:8 He taketh abroad another objection: why then, how cometh it to pass, that this wisdom was then rejected of men of highest authority, that they crucified Christ himself? Paul answereth: considering they knew not Christ such as he was.
  15. 1 Corinthians 2:viii That mighty God, total of truthful majesty and glory: Now this place hath in information technology a most axiomatic proof of the divinity of Christ, and of his joining of the ii natures in one, which hath this in it, that that which is proper to the manhood alone, is vouched of the Godhead joined with the manhood: which kind of spoken language is called of the old fathers, a making mutual of things belonging to someone, with other to whom they do non belong.
  16. i Corinthians 2:9 Another objection: But how could it be that those witty men could non perceive this wisdom? Paul answereth: Because we preach those things which laissez passer all man'due south understanding.
  17. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Human cannot so much as think of them, much less conceive them with his senses.
  18. i Corinthians 2:10 A question: if it surmount the capacity of men, how can it be understood of any man, or how can you declare and preach it? by a peculiar lightening by God's Spirit, wherewith whosoever is inspired, he can enter even to the very secrets of God.
  19. 1 Corinthians two:10 There is nothing and so secret and hidden in God, but the Spirit of God peereth into it.
  20. ane Corinthians two:11 He setteth that forth by a similitude, which he spake of the inspiration of the Spirit. As the forcefulness of homo's wit searcheth out things pertaining to man, so doth our mind by that power of the holy Ghost, understand heavenly things.
  21. 1 Corinthians 2:xi The heed of man, which is endued with ableness to understand and judge.
  22. ane Corinthians two:12 The Spirit which we have received, doth non teach u.s.a. things of this world, but lifteth us up to God, and this place teacheth united states of america confronting the Papists, what faith is, from whence information technology cometh, and what force it is of.
  23. ane Corinthians ii:12 That which he spake more often than not, he restraineth at present to those things which God hath opened unto us of our salvation in Christ: lest that whatsoever man should separate the Spirit from the preaching of the word and Christ: or should think that those fantastical men are governed by the Spirit of God, which wandering as well the word, thrust upon usa their vain imaginations for the secrets of God.
  24. 1 Corinthians 2:12 This word (know) is taken here in his proper sense, for truthful knowledge, which the Spirit of God worketh in us.
  25. 1 Corinthians ii:13 At present he returneth to his purpose, and concludeth the argument which he began poesy 6, and it is thus: the words must exist applied to the matter, and the matter must exist set forth with words which are meet and convenient for it: now this wisdom is spiritual and non of man, and therefore it must be delivered by a spiritual kind of teaching, and not by enticing words of man's eloquence, that the simple, and notwithstanding wonderful majesty of the holy Ghost may therein appear.
  26. i Corinthians two:xiii Applying the words unto the matter, to wit, that every bit we teach spiritual things, so [must] our kind of educational activity be spiritual.
  27. 1 Corinthians two:14 Once again he preventeth an offence or stumbling block: how cometh it to laissez passer that and then few allow these things? This is not to be marveled at, sayeth the Apostle, seeing that men in their natural powers (every bit they termed them) are non endued with that faculty, whereby spiritual things are discerned (which faculty cometh another style) and therefore they accompt spiritual wisdom as folly: and information technology is as if he should say, It is no marvel that blind men cannot judge of colors, seeing that they lack the light of their eyes, and therefore light is to them equally darkness.
  28. 1 Corinthians 2:xiv The man that hath no further light of agreement than that which he brought with him, even from his female parent'southward womb, every bit Jude defineth it, Jude xix.
  29. 1 Corinthians 2:14 By the virtue of the holy Ghost.
  30. i Corinthians 2:15 He amplifieth the matter by contraries.
  31. 1 Corinthians 2:xv Understandeth and discerneth.
  32. i Corinthians 2:15 The wisdom of the mankind, saith Paul, determined nothing certainly, no non in its own affairs, much less can it discern strange, that is, spiritual things. But the Spirit of God, wherewith spiritual men are endued, tin be deceived by no means, and therefore be reproved of no man.
  33. 1 Corinthians 2:15 Of no man: for when the Prophets are judged of the Prophets, information technology is the Spirit that judges, and not the homo.
  34. 1 Corinthians 2:16 A reason of the former saying: for he is called spiritual, which hath learned that past the virtue of the Spirit, which Christ hath taught us. Now if that which we have learned of that Chief, could be reproved of any man, he must needs exist wiser than God: whereupon information technology followeth, that they are not but foolish, merely also wicked, which call up that they tin devise something that is either more perfect, or that they tin can teach the wisdom of God a better mode than they knew or taught, which undoubtedly, were endued with God's Spirit.
  35. i Corinthians 2:16 Lay his head to his, and teach him what he should practise.
  36. 1 Corinthians 2:16 We are endued with the Spirit of Christ, who openeth unto us those secrets, which by all other means are unsearchable, and also all truth whatsoever.

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