1 Corinthians 2:1-5 And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.… 1. As the gospel is the foolish thing of God, so the apostle had no wisdom or utterance of his own (vers. 1, 2). 2. As the gospel is the weak thing of God, so the apostle came to Corinth in weakness, fear, and trembling (ver. 3). But as Christ is the power and wisdom of the gospel, so the Spirit is the power and wisdom of the ministry (ver. 4). 3. As the gospel is the mystery of God, and therefore a Divine power, so the ministry is a Divine power, and therefore the manifestation of Divine wisdom. (Principal Edwards.) Parallel Verses KJV: And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. |
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