1 Corinthians 2:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 [a]But we speak the wisdom of God in a [b]mystery, even the hid wisdom, [c]which God had determined before the world, unto our glory.
8 [d]Which none of the princes of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the [e]Lord of glory.
9 [f]But as it is written, (A)The things which eye hath not seen, neither ear hath heard, neither came into [g]man’s heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:7 He showeth the cause why this wisdom cannot be perceived of those excellent worldly writes: to wit, because indeed it is so deep that they cannot attain unto it.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 Which men could not so much as dream of.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 He taketh away an objection: if it be so 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.
- 1 Corinthians 2:8 He taketh away another objection: why then, how cometh it to pass, that this wisdom was so rejected of men of highest authority, that they crucified Christ himself? Paul answereth: because they knew not Christ such as he was.
- 1 Corinthians 2:8 That mighty God, full of true majesty and glory: Now this place hath in it a most evident proof of the divinity of Christ, and of his joining of the two 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 speech is called of the old fathers, a making common of things belonging to someone, with other to whom they do not belong.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Another objection: But how could it be that those witty men could not perceive this wisdom? Paul answereth: Because we preach those things which pass all man’s understanding.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Man cannot so much as think of them, much less conceive them with his senses.
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