1 Corinthians 2:2

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

The apostle reminds the Corinthian Christians that when he first came to them he did not come with excellency of speech, or of wisdom, but with "the Word of the Cross." Yet there must be no foolish imagining that there is no wisdom, or that the Christian teacher has no deep and sublime subjects with which to deal. The apostle says, "We speak wisdom, however." And yet the wisdom was such as could be taught only among those who were full grown. Babes and feeble ones in Christ could not be led... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Paul the Preacher 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Apostle, Paul, now is speaking of the kind of an entrance he had among the Corinthians. He had been very happy to move among them and preach Christ Now he is presenting to them his own ideals as a preacher. It is not alone to the Corinthians that Paul discusses his message and his ministry. To the Thessalonians he wrote, "Ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake." Again he says, "For yourselves, brethren, know our... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:2

PAUL’S RESOLUTION‘For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.’ 1 Corinthians 2:2 With St. Paul everything else but ‘Jesus Christ and Him crucified’ was a matter of secondary importance, and in this resolution of his we see a striking proof of the influence of the sufferings of Christ upon His first disciples. I. It was not that St. Paul despised learning, or thought there was ‘nought else worth the knowing.’ He was an educated man, as education was... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Paul Now Stresses His Own Example To Demonstrate That the Gospel in its Successful Presentation by Him Had Not Been with Eloquence and Wisdom, But In Power (2:1-8). ‘And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the mystery (or ‘testimony’) of God, for I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him the crucified one.’ In accordance with what he has said Paul reminds them of how he himself approached them... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

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 danger of splitting up into different parties around the teaching of certain leading teachers (1 Corinthians 1:10-17), and concentrating on secondary aspects of that teaching, rather than being united around the one central truth of Christ crucified, the one fact which is central to the Christian... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

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 sounded strange, almost a defiant paradox. The story of the Cross is folly to those who are in the way of ruin, but it attests itself in our experience to us, who are in the way of salvation, as the power of God. And this is in harmony with Scripture. For God’ s wise purpose ordained that the world’ s... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:2

I did not value myself upon any piece of knowledge I had attained, saving only that of Christ, and him crucified; or, I determined with myself to carry myself amongst you, as if I knew nothing of arts, or sciences, or languages, but only Christ, and him crucified; not to make any thing else the subject of my public discourses. I was acquainted with the Jewish law, rites, and traditions, with the heathen poets and philosophers; I troubled you with none of these in my pulpit discourses; my whole... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

CRITICAL NOTES(For many points, see Homiletic Analysis.)1 Corinthians 2:1. I.—Slightly emphatic; q.d. “I was myself also in complete harmony of spirit and method with the lines of God’s procedure” (as set out in 1 Corinthians 1:17-31). This verse takes up the personal thread from 1 Corinthians 1:17. Speech.—Lit. “word.” Compare with 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 4:20, inter alia. Proclaiming.—No more; that is his function, simple and restricted. Testimony.—Notice the striking and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:2

1 Corinthians 2:2 I. Apart from the crucifixion of our Lord, there was much in Jesus Christ to commend Him both to the Jew and to the Gentile. There was no need for the introduction of that which was such a stumblingblock to the one and such foolishness to the other. The Apostle preaching Christ to the Jews might have dwelt upon the fact that He was one of their own nation, that this certainly very great and wonderful man, this worker of miracles, evidently sent from God, was one of themselves,... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 2:2

DISCOURSE: 1933CHRIST CRUCIFIED, OR EVANGELICAL RELIGION DESCRIBED1 Corinthians 2:2. I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.IN different ages of the world it has pleased God to reveal himself to men in different ways; sometimes by visions, sometimes by voices, sometimes by suggestions of his Spirit to their minds: but since the completion of the sacred canon, he has principally made use of his written word, explained and enforced by men, whom he has... read more

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