1Cor 1:21-28, 2:14, 1Pe 2:7-8 | TSK | STEP | in. the wisdom.Dr. Lightfoot well observes, "that [sophia tou theos ,] the wisdom of God, is not to be understood of that wisdom which had God for its author, but of that wisdom which had God for its object. There was, among the heathen, [sophia tes physeos,] wisdom about natural things, that is philosophy; and [sophia tou theos ,] wisdom about God, that is, divinity. But the world, in its divinity, could not, by wisdom, know God." The wisest of the heathen had no just and correct views of the Divine nature; of which the works of Cicero and Lucretius are incontestable proofs. the world. the foolishness.

1 Corinthians 1:21-28

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the wisdom.Dr. Lightfoot well observes, "that [sophia tou theos ,] the wisdom of God, is not to be understood of that wisdom which had God for its author, but of that wisdom which had God for its object. There was, among the heathen, [sophia tes physeos,] wisdom about natural things, that is philosophy; and [sophia tou theos ,] wisdom about God, that is, divinity. But the world, in its divinity, could not, by wisdom, know God." The wisest of the heathen had no just and correct views of the Divine nature; of which the works of Cicero and Lucretius are incontestable proofs.

the world.

Mt 11:25; Lu 10:21; Ro 1:20-22,28

the foolishness.

the Jews.

Mt 12:38,39; 16:1-4; Mr 8:11; Lu 11:16,20; Joh 2:18; 4:28

the Greeks.

Ac 17:18-21

we.

18; 2:2; Lu 24:46,47; Ac 7:32-35; 10:39-43; 2Co 4:5; Ga 3:1; 6:14

Eph 3:8

unto the Jews.

Isa 8:14,15; Mt 11:6; 13:57; Lu 2:34; Joh 6:53-66; Ro 9:32,33

Ga 5:11; 1Pe 2:8

foolishness.

28; 2:14

called.

2,9; Lu 7:35; Ro 8:28-30; 9:24

the power.

18; Ro 1:4,16

the wisdom.

30; Pr 8:1,22-30; Col 2:3

the foolishness.

18,27-29; Ex 13:17; 14:2-4; Jos 6:2-5; Jud 7:2-8; 15:15,16

1Sa 17:40-51; 1Ki 20:14-22; Zec 4:6,7; 12:7,8; Ro 11:33-36

that.

20; 2:3-6,13; 3:18-20; Zep 3:12; Mt 11:25,26; Lu 10:21; Joh 7:47-49

Jas 3:13-17

not many mighty.

Lu 1:3; *Gr:

Lu 18:24,25; Joh 4:46-53; 19:38,39; Ac 13:7,12; 17:34; Php 4:22

Jas 1:9-11; 2:5; 2Jo 1:1

Ps 8:2; Isa 26:5,6; 29:14,19; Zep 3:12; Mt 4:18-22; 9:9; 11:25

Mt 21:16; Lu 19:39,40; 21:15; Ac 4:11-21; 6:9,10; 7:35,54; 17:18

Ac 24:24,25; 2Co 4:7; 10:4,5,10

things which.

Ro 4:17; 2Co 12:11

to bring.

2:6; De 28:63; Job 34:19,20,24; Ps 32:10; 37:35,36; Isa 2:11,17

Isa 17:13,14; 37:36; 41:12; Da 2:34,35,44,45; Re 18:17

1 Corinthians 2:14

the natural man.[Psuchikos ,] the animal man, one who lives in a natural state, and under the influence of his animal passions; for [psuche ] means the inferior and sensual part of man, in opposition to the [nous ] understanding, or [pneuma ,] the spirit.

15:44,46; Jas 3:15; Jude 1:19; *Gr:

receiveth.

Mt 13:11-17; 16:23; Joh 3:3-6; 8:43; 10:26,27; 12:37; Ro 8:5-8

the things.

12; Joh 14:26; 15:26; 16:8-15

they.

1:18,23; Joh 8:51,52; 10:20; Ac 17:18,32; 18:15; 25:19; 26:24,25

neither.

Pr 14:6; Joh 5:44; 6:44,45; Ac 16:14; 2Co 4:4-6; 1Jo 2:20,27; 5:20

Jude 1:19