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Knoweth (οιδεν, εγνωκεν). Second perfect of root ιδ-, to see and so know, first perfect of γινωσκω, to know by personal experience…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For what man. The design of this is to illustrate what he had just said by referring to the way in which man acquires knowledge of himself…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
What man . . .—Better, Who of men knoweth the things of a man? but the spirit of the man which is in him knoweth them.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“For” introduces an illustration that shows that the spiritual wisdom and truths of God can be understood only through the Holy Spirit, just as hum…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For what man knoweth? He intends to teach two different things here: first, that the doctrine of the Gospel cannot be understood …
John Gill
JohnGill
For what man knoweth the things of a man
The thoughts of a man's heart, the conceptions of his mind, the schemes he …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
God has revealed true wisdom to us by His Spirit. Here is a proof of the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures (2 Peter 1:21). In pro…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having explained the wisdom he speaks among the perfect, the Apostle now gives the reason for that explanation. He does this first as it relates to…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson