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Human Wisdom's Limit
Commentators agree that this verse describes a historical and spiritual reality: God, in His overarching plan, allowed humanity to fully test its own wisdom and philosophy. The result was a clear failure to truly know Him. This demonstrated the world's need for a different, divine solution.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
18th Century
Theologian
For after that. epeidh. Since; or seeing that it is true that the world by wisdom did not know God. After all the experience of t…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
Seeing that (επειδη). Since (επε and δη) with explanatory γαρ.
Through its wisdom (δια της σοφιας). Articl…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
19th Century
Bishop
For: This is an explanation and evidence of how God made the wisdom of the world to be only “folly.”
After that
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 1:19–21
19th Century
Preacher
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
To Paul, in God’s all-wise purpose human beings with all their philosophical and religious wisdom and searching “did not come to know God.” This is…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
16th Century
Theologian
For since the world knew not. The right order of things was assuredly this: that man, contemplating the wisdom of God in His works by the …
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 1:21
17th Century
Pastor
For after that in the wisdom of God
These words contain a reason proving the infatuation of men, with respect to "the wisdom o…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 1:17–25
17th Century
Minister
Paul had been educated in Jewish learning; but the plain preaching of a crucified Jesus was more powerful than all the oratory and philosophy of th…