Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 2:13
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13. also —We not only know by the Holy Ghost, but we also speak the "things freely given to us of God" ( :- ). which the Holy Ghost teacheth —The old manuscripts read "the Spirit" simply, without "Holy." comparing spiritual things with spiritual —expounding the Spirit-inspired Old Testament Scripture, by comparison with the Gospel which Jesus by the same Spirit revealed [GROTIUS]; and conversely illustrating the Gospel mysteries by comparing them with the Old Testament types [CHRYSOSTOM]. So the Greek word is translated, "comparing" ( :- ). WAHL ( Key of the New Testament ) translates, " explaining (as the Greek is translated, Genesis 40:8 , the Septuagint ) to spiritual (that is, Spirit-taught) men, spiritual things (the things which we ourselves are taught by the Spirit)." Spirit-taught men alone can comprehend spiritual truths. This accords with 1 Corinthians 2:6 ; 1 Corinthians 2:9 ; 1 Corinthians 2:10 ; 1 Corinthians 2:14 ; 1 Corinthians 2:15 ; 1 Corinthians 3:1 . ALFORD translates, "Putting together (combining) spirituals with spirituals"; that is, attaching spiritual words to spiritual things, which we should not do, if we were to use words of worldly wisdom to expound spiritual things (so 1 Corinthians 2:1 ; 1 Corinthians 2:4 ; 1 Peter 4:11 ). Perhaps the generality of the neuters is designed to comprehend these several notions by implication. Comparing, or combining, spirituals with spirituals; implying both that spiritual things are only suited to spiritual persons (so "things" comprehended persons, 1 Corinthians 1:27 ), and also that spiritual truths can only be combined with spiritual (not worldly-wise) words; and lastly, spirituals of the Old and New Testaments can only be understood by mutual comparison or combination, not by combination with worldly "wisdom," or natural perceptions ( 1 Corinthians 1:21 ; 1 Corinthians 1:22 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1 ; 1 Corinthians 2:4-9 ; compare 1 Corinthians 2:4-46.2.9- : ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-14" class="com-number"
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