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Verse 19. _FOR IT IS WRITTEN_] The place referred to is Isaiah 29:14.
_I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE_] των σοφων, Of _wise_
_men_-of the _philosophers_ who in their investigations seek nothi...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN - This passage is quoted from Isaiah 29:14. The
Hebrew of the passage, as rendered in the English version is, “the
wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of the...
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2. CONTRASTS. CHAPTER 1:10-4).
CHAPTER 1:10-31.
_ 1. Divisions rebuked. (1 Corinthians 1:10)._
2. The Cross of Christ, the Power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:17).
The section which begins, after the in...
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1 CORINTHIANS 1:18 TO 1 CORINTHIANS 2:5. THE CROSS, FOLLY TO THE
WORLD, IS THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD. Paul now explains and justifies
1 Corinthians 1:17_ b_, which to Greek readers must have soun
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AN APOSTOLIC INTRODUCTION (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)...
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For the story of the Cross is foolishness to those who are on the way
to destruction, but it is the power of God to those who are on the way
to salvation. For it stands written, "I will wipe out the w...
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IS. has been. The reference is to Isaiah 29:14. App-107.
DESTROY. Greek. _apollumi_, as in 1 Corinthians 1:18.
BRING TO NOTHING. annul. Greek. _atheteo._ See John 12:48.
understand
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God's Message not intended to flatter the pride of man
18. _For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God_
Literally, TO THEM TH...
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_For it is written_ In Isaiah 29:14....
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GOD’S MESSAGE NOT INTENDED TO FLATTER THE PRIDE OF MAN...
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ΓΈΓΡΑΠΤΑΙ ΓΆΡ. In Isaiah 29:14.
ΤῊΝ ΣΎΝΕΣΙΝ ΤΩ͂Ν ΣΥΝΕΤΩ͂Ν. The distinction
between σύνεσις and σοφία is said by Cremer in his Lexicon
to be that between _reflective_ and _productive_ thinking. Rather...
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_THE PREACHING OF THE SON OF GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-24:_ The message
of the cross and redemption by blood seems foolish to many that are
lost. Satan lost the battle and sin was defeated by the death o...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN, I WILL DESTROY, &C.— See Isaiah 29:11, &c. and
Isaiah 33:17. By the words _wise, scribe, disputer,_ the Apostle
probably meant persons most eminent for their learning and sagacity,...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
Unity Operates Through the Instrumentality of the Gospel (1
Corinthians 1:18-25)
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but
to us who are being saved it...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Word of the Cross and the Wisdom of the World_ (18-31)
_Text_
1 Corinthians 1:18-31. For the word of the cross is to them that
perish foolishness; but unto us who are save...
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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
I WILL DESTROY - slightly altered from the Septuagint, . The Hebrew
is, 'The wi...
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1 This is not the first time the apostle has written to the
Corinthians. He had written a letter to them (1Co_5:9) and they had
written one in return (1Co_7:1). This epistle is partly a reply to
their...
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1:19 written, (b-4) See Isaiah 29:14 ....
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GREETING AND THANKSGIVING. PARTISANSHIP IN THE CHURCH
St. Paul, after greeting the Church and giving thanks for its
spiritual gifts, rebukes the preference for various teachers which was
prevalent am...
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IT IS WRITTEN] Quoted from the LXX version of Isaiah 29:14; Isaiah 21.
BY WISDOM] The Greeks learned nothing of His character from nature or
speculation, and the Jews failed to recognise the truth tau...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
CORINTH
Corinth was an important city. It was on a very narrow section of
land (called an ‘isthmus’) in the southern part of Gre...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN. — This is a further explanation of why the word
of the gospel, and not the word of merely human wisdom, is “the
power of God.” The quotation which follows consists of two passages
i...
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CHAPTER 4
THE FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING
In the preceding section of this Epistle Paul introduced the subject
which was prominent in his thoughts as he wrote: the divided state of
the Corinthian Churc...
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CHAPTER 3
THE FACTIONS
THE first section of this Epistle, extending from the tenth verse of
the first chapter to the end of the fourth chapter, is occupied with
an endeavour to quench the factious sp...
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§ 4. THE TRUE POWER OF THE GOSPEL. To “preach the gospel” meant,
above all, to proclaim the cross of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:17 b). In
Cor [189] “the wisdom of the world” scouted this message as sheer...
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As concerns “the perishing,” the above sentence agrees with God's
ways of judgment as revealed in Scripture: γέγραπται γάρ
κ. τ. λ. The quotation Ἀπολῶ κ. τ. λ. (suggested by τ.
ἀπολλυμένοις) belongs...
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THE CROSS GOD'S SAVING POWER
1 Corinthians 1:12
_ Apollos_ had gone straight from Ephesus to Corinth, Acts 19:1. A
party gathered around him, especially attracted by his eloquence and
intellectual br...
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The epistle is to the Church. Its messages are only for those who have
been brought into fellowship with Jesus Christ. The character of the
Church is indicated in the words, "sanctified in Christ Jesu...
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Jesus Christ, Wisdom from God
So, Paul said, not many of those who would be called wise, or powerful
or noblemen followed Jesus. Most uprisings are successful because the
upper crust leaders join and...
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The Foolishness of Preaching
To those who are worldly minded, the preaching of the gospel is silly
and absurd. To those who "are being saved" (footnote ASV) the gospel
is mighty, like dynamite. The Gr...
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(22) For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
(22) The apostle proves that this should not seem strange, seeing that
it was...
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I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will confound the false and
mistaken wisdom of the great and wise philosophers, of the learned
doctors or scribes, of the curious searchers of the secrets of n...
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BODY OF THE EPISTLE. 1:10-15:58.
I. The Parties in the Church of corinth. 1:10-4:21.
EWALD has well stated the reason why the apostle puts this subject
first, of all those he has to treat in his Ep...
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“For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
set aside the understanding of the prudent.”
Isaiah, Isaiah 29:14, had declared at the time when Sennacherib was
threatening Judah,...
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(18) For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (19)
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
brin...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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_THE RELIGION OF REDEMPTION_
‘The preaching of the Cross.’
1 Corinthians 1:18
Christianity is the religion of redemption; it is for that reason
that the Apostle gives as the motto and the summary o...
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19._For it is written_, etc. He shows still farther, from the
testimony of Isaiah, how unreasonable a thing it is that the truth of
the gospel should be regarded with prejudice on the ground that the...
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I will now turn back to take up the thread of the contents of this
epistle from the beginning. Paul was an apostle by the will of God.
That was his authority, however it might be with others. Moreover...
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AS IT IS WRITTEN,.... The passage referred to is in
Isaiah 29:14 where it is read, "the wisdom of their wise men shall
perish; and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid"; and
is rendere...
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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Ver. 19. _For it is written_] Thus the Old Testament is fulfilled in
the New, whi...
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_The preaching of the cross_ The doctrine of the crucifixion of the
Son of God, to expiate the sins of mankind, and procure salvation for
such as should believe in him; _is to them that perish_ By obs...
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IT IS WRITTEN; ISAIAH 29:14; Isaiah 33:18; JEREMIAH 8:9.
DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE; show that worldly wisdom and efforts
could never effect the salvation of men....
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THE WISDOM OF GOD AND THE FOOLISHNESS OF MEN.
The foolishness of the Gospel-message:...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN, I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND WILL
BRING TO NOTHING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRUDENT.
The apostle here characterizes his office, trying to make it clear to
the Corinthi...
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Paul writes here as "a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God." As such, it is the authoritative word of God he communicates,
that which requires the subjection and obedience of all the Chu...
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FOR IT IS WRITTEN,. WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE
DISCERNMENT OF THE DISCERNING WILL. BRING TO NOUGHT.
'For it is written'. Isaiah 2:14
The gospel message, is simply one more example...
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17-25 Paul had been bred up in Jewish learning; but the plain
preaching of a crucified Jesus, was more powerful than all the oratory
and philosophy of the heathen world. This is the sum and substance...
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What Isaiah said of the wise men among the Jews in his time, is
applicable to the wise men among the heathen, God will destroy their
wisdom, and make their understanding appear to be no better than
fo...
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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the
discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought....
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
Of these and the like, who devote their attention to empty words, the
divine Scripture most excellently says, "I will destroy the wisdom of
the wise, and bring t...
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1 Corinthians 1:19 For G1063 written G1125 (G5769) destroy G622
(G5692) wisdom G4678 wise G4680 And G2532
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‘For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
the prudence of the prudent I will reject”.'
Paul now turns to Scripture to prove his point. The verse is cited
from Isaiah 29:14 (LXX)....
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CHRIST CRUCIFIED FOR US AND THE NEW BIRTH THROUGH THE SPIRIT ARE THE
TWO CENTRAL FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY (1:10-4:21).
Paul begins this section by revealing his concern that the Corinthians
are in...
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1 Corinthians 1:19. For it is written (Isaiah 29:14, nearly as in
LXX.), I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the
prudent will I reject. The ‘wise' are those who pride themselves...
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SUMMARY. ‘I beseech you, study unity. Instead of this, I hear ye are
ranging yourselves into schools and parties, each contending for its
favourite preacher as if your salvation hung upon him. Thus is...
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I WILL DESTROY
(απολω). Future active indicative of απολλυμ. Attic future
for απολεσω. Quotation from Isaiah 29:14 (LXX). The failure of
worldly statesmanship in the presence of Assyrian invasion Pa...
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I am going to speak about the testimony of the apostle Peter
concerning his Lord, but we will first read together part of the
writings of his «beloved brother Paul,» that we may see how these
eminent...
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1. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
God, and Sosthenes our brother,_
This brother had been put to great shame. He was beaten before the
judgment-seat, if you remembe...
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1, 2. _Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will
of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at
Corinth,_
-Note the humility of Paul in associating with hi...
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CONTENTS: Christians' position in grace. The unspiritual condition of
the Corinthian saints. Danger of following human leaders and exulting
in human wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Sosthenes, A...
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1 Corinthians 1:1. _Paul, called to be an apostle._ It was proper to
mention this, else he would have had no title to address his letter to
the Corinthians, and the catholic church, or saints in gener...
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I WILL DESTROY. Isaiah 29:14_ Septuagint._ It is not wisdom and
scholarship which saves, but God's power!...
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_For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel._
PAUL’S PREACHING
I. It exalted the Cross of Christ as the central element of the
gospel. The apostle does not teach that truths associat...
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_For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise._
TRUE WISDOM
The discovery of what is true, and the practice of that which is good,
are the two most important objects of philosophy. (_Vol...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 1:10 Divisions over Christian
Preachers. The Corinthians’ pride has led them to value appearance
and powerful speaking over the genuine work of the Spirit....
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RANSLATED AND EDITED
BY W. F. COBB, D.D.
EDINBURGH: JOHN GRANT
31 George IV. Bridge
1908
SAINT PAUL'S
FIRST EPISTLE TO THE
CORINTHIANS
EDITORS PREFACE
In translating the Comments of Cornelius...
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_For it is written._ This is from Isaiah 29:14, where, following the
Hebrew, the verbs are transitive, but the sense is the same. Note that
Paul refers to the whole circle of worldly wisdom what the P...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 1:19.— Isaiah 29:14 (nearly as LXX.), and a free
imitation of Isaiah 30:18. FOR.—Sustains the _general drift_ of...
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EXPOSITION
The oldest superscription was probably, "To the Corinthians, the first
(Πρὸς Κορινθίους πρώτη)." This is found in
א, A, B, C, D.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:1
_The_ _greeting. _An opening salutati...
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Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 1.
Paul introduces himself as the writer with Sosthenes in the first
verse.
Paul, called an apostle (1 Corinthians 1:1)
Notice the words to be are in italics. Th...
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1 Corinthians 3:19; Isaiah 19:11; Isaiah 19:3; Isaiah 29:14; Jere
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I will destroy, etc. Cited literally from the Septuagint, Isaiah
29:14, except that the Septuagint has kruyw I will conceal, instead of
I will reject. The Hebrew reads : "The wisdom of its (Judah 's)...
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THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH
1 Corinthians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We propose taking several studies from the First Epistle to the
Corinthians. There will be much to consider here which should help...
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For it is written — And the words are remarkably applicable to this
great event. Isaiah 29:14...