“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”
None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory — the revelation is stunning: the cosmic rulers (archontes), whether human (Pilate, Herod) or demonic, 'did not understand' (egnōsan) God's wisdom. Had they grasped it, they would not have crucified 'the Lord of glory' (ton kyrion tēs doxēs). Their ignorance was their defeat; their act of crucifixion became salvation's hinges. The 'wisdom hidden' is now revealed through the very death they inflicted.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:8
“Which none of the rulers of this world knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.” Now if they knew not, how said He unto them, John 7:28 “You both know Me, and you know whence I am?” Indeed, concerning Pilate the Scripture says, he knew not. see John 19:9 It is likely also that neither did Herod know. These, one might say, are called rulers of this world: but if a man were to say that this is spoken concerning the Jews also and the Priests,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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