Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 1:26

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26. ye see —rather, from the prominence of the verb in the Greek, "see" or "consider" (imperative) [ALFORD from Vulgate and IRENÆUS]. your calling . . . are called —Instead of the words in italics, supplied by English Version, supply, "were your callers." What Paul is dwelling on (compare 1 Corinthians 1:27 ; 1 Corinthians 1:28 ) is the weakness of the instrumentality which the Lord employed to convert the world [HINDS and WHATELY; so ANSELM]. However, English Version accords well with 1 Corinthians 1:28- : . "The whole history of the expansion of the Church is a progressive victory of the ignorant over the learned, the lowly over the lofty, until the emperor himself laid down his crown before the cross of Christ" [OLSHAUSEN]. wise . . . after the flesh —the wisdom of this world acquired by human study without the Spirit. (Contrast Matthew 16:17 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-27" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1co-1-006

절 (explains)

bible-text/1co-1-26

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological