1 Corinthians 2:2

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Chapter 2And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God ( 1 Corinthians 2:1 ).Paul didn't come as one of the Corinthian philosophers, trying to stand in the streets and persuade them by the brilliant oratory to believe and to accept Jesus Christ. I wonder where the place of oratory is in the pulpit. It's interesting how that we so often admire the great orators in the pulpit. But I often wonder if oratory has any... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

1 Corinthians 2:2 . I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. That is, to know him in the glory of his person, as revealed in the oracles of truth. “I and the Father are one,” says our blessed Lord; having unity of essence, and harmony of will. To know him in his mysterious incarnation, as the WORD made flesh, John 1:14; and to know him as crucified for us. Leviticus 16:0. Isaiah 53:0. Hebrews 9:0. The tragic cross is the school of angels, and the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

1 Corinthians 2:1-5And I, brethren,… came … not with excellency of speech or of wisdom. The spirit or tone in which St. Paul preachedIt was in--I. A decisive tone of personal conviction. It was “the testimony of God,” not an opinion. He does not say, “I think so,” but “God says so.” So in Galatians 1:11-12. St. Paul was no hired, official expounder of a system. He felt that his words were eternal truth: hence their power. Hence, too, arises the possibility of discarding rules of oratory. For it... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 2:2

1 Corinthians 2:2I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. Paul’s themeI. Paul’s theme.1. Christ.2. Him crucified.II. His determination.1. To know nothing else.2. Spite of ridicule and reproach.III. His motive. This was--1. His duty.2. His delight.3. His glory. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Paul’s one themePaul was emphatically a man of one idea. He went forth not to baptize (1 Corinthians 1:17); not to preach self (2 Corinthians 4:5); not to teach philosophy (1... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 2:2

2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Ver. 2. To know anything ] To profess or teach any other skill. All the wisdom of a man is in this one thing, saith Lactantius, Ut Christum cognoscat et colat, that he know and worship Christ. Hoc nostrum dogma, haec sententia est., &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Corinthians 2:2

not: 1 Corinthians 1:22-Lamentations :, John 17:3, Galatians 3:1, Galatians 6:14, Philippians 3:8-2 Samuel : Reciprocal: Exodus 38:7 - to bear it withal Acts 5:42 - preach Acts 8:5 - preached Acts 8:35 - preached Acts 11:20 - preaching Acts 18:24 - an Romans 1:16 - I am Romans 16:25 - and the 1 Corinthians 1:6 - the 1 Corinthians 1:18 - the preaching 1 Corinthians 1:23 - we 1 Corinthians 15:1 - I declare 1 Corinthians 15:11 - General 2 Corinthians 2:1 - I determined 2 Corinthians 4:5 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Corinthians 2:2

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.I determined not to know anything — To wave all my other knowledge, and not to preach anything, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified - That is, what he did, suffered, taught. A part is put for the whole. read more

Daniel Whedon

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

II. BUT HE HAS AN AUTHORITY, AS ORGAN OF A GOD-GIVEN REVELATION, WHICH IS DECISIVE AND ULTIMATE, 1 Corinthians 2:6 to 1 Corinthians 4:21. 1. Yet Christianity has indeed a wisdom ( sophia) of its own, not human, but God-given, understood by the spiritual alone, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 2:2

2. I determined not to know Rather, I did not determine to know. He had no purpose of holding forth any philosophical substitute for the Gospel. By this is not meant that a minister must preach on no other topic than the crucifixion of Christ. It is not meant that he may not in preaching denounce particular sins, or instruct in particular virtues. Nor is it meant that he may not preach the law, or draw lessons from Scripture characters or events even in the Old Testament. Nor is it meant... read more

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