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1 Corinthians 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.


1 Corinthians 2:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 2:1613 words
GreekMeaning
τίςtis
WhopronounG5100
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἔγνωegnō
has knownverbG1097
νοῦνnoun
the mindnounG3563
κυρίουkyriou
of the Lord?nounG2962
ὃςhos
Whorelative pronounG3739
συμβιβάσειsymbibasei
will instructverbG4822
αὐτόνauton
Him?pronounG846
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
We ourselvespronounG1473
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
νοῦνnoun
the mindnounG3563
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
ἔχομενechomen
haveverbG2192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:16

“The natural man receives not the things of the Spirit.” It is necessary then to lay it aside first. “What then,” some man will say; “is the wisdom from without stigmatized? And yet it is the work of God.” How is this clear? Since He made it not, but it was an invention of yours. For in this place he calls by the term “wisdom” curious research and superfluous elegance of words. But should any one say that he means the human understanding; even in this sense the fault is…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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