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1 Corinthians 2

1 He putteth for example his manner of preaching, which was according to the tenor of the Gospel. 8 Which Gospel was contemptible and hid to the carnal, 10 And again honourable and manifest to the spiritual.
1.And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with *excellency of words, or of wisdom, shewing unto you the ^atestimony of God.
2.For I esteemed not to ^know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3.*And I was among you in bweakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4.Neither stood my word, & my preaching in the *enticing speech of man’s wisdom, but in plain evidence of the Spirit and of power,
5.That your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6.And we speak wisdom among them that are cperfect: not the wisdom of this world, neither of the dprinces of this world, which come to nought.
7.But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hid wisdom, which God had determined before the world, unto our glory.
8.Which enone of the princes of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the fLord of glory.
9.But as it is written, *The things which eye hath not seen, neither ear hath heard, neither gcame into man’s heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10.But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit hsearcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11.For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit iof a man, which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12.Now we have kreceived not the Spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might know the lthings that are given to us of God.
13.Which things also we speak, not in the *words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the holie Ghost teacheth, comparing mspiritual things with spiritual things.
14.But the nnatural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15.But he that is *spiritual, discerneth all things, yet he him self is ojudged of no man.
16.*For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he might instruct him? But we have the pmind of Christ.

Notes

1-*.
Chap. 1.17.
1-^.
Or, mystery.
1-a.
That is, the Gospel, whereby God does manifest himself to the world, or whereof God is the author and witness.
2-^.
Or, I thought nothing worthy it be known.
3-*.
Acts 18.3.
3-b.
Herein appears his great modesty, who was not glorious, but abject and humble, not full of vain boastings and arrogancy, but with fear and trembling set forth the mighty power of God.
4-*.
Chap. 1.17, 2 Pet. 1.16.
6-c.
They whose understandings are illuminated by faith, acknowledge this wisdom, which the world calls folly.
6-d.
The word is here taken for they whom either for wisdom, riches or power men most esteem.
8-e.
That is, very few.
8-f.
He calls Jesus the mighty God, full of true glory and majesty, whom David also calls the King of glory, Psal. 24.7: and Steven names him the God of glory Acts 7.2: and hereby appears the divinity of Christ and conjunction of two natures in one person.
9-*.
Isa. 64.4.
9-g.
Man is not able to think God’s providence towards his.
10-h.
For he is one God with the Father and the Son.
11-i.
Man’s mind, which understands and judges.
12-k.
We are not moved with that Spirit, which teaches thing wherewith the world is delighted, and which men understand by nature.
12-l.
All the benefits of God in Jesus Christ.
13-*.
Chap. 1.17, 2 Pet. 1.16.
13-m.
As that which we teach is spiritual, so our kind of teaching must be spiritual, that the words may agree with the matter.
14-n.
Whose knowledge and judgement is not cleared by God’s Spirit.
15-*.
Pro. 27.19.
15-o.
For the truth of God is not subject to the judgement of man.
16-*.
Isa. 40.13, Wisd. 9.17, Rom. 11.34.
16-p.
That is, Christ’s Spirit, John 16.13, Rom. 8.9.