16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
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Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? …
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. …
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-16)In this part of the chapter the apostle shows them that though he had not come to them with the excellency of human wisdom, with any of the boasted knowledge and literature of the Jews or Greeks, yet he had communicated to them a treasure of the truest and the highest wisdom: We speak wisdom among those who are perfect (1 Cor. 2:6), among those who are well instructed in Christianity, and come to…
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