1 Corinthians 2:6

“Howbeit we speak wisdom, etc.] Though the wise philosophers among the Gentiles accounted the Gospel foolishness; and though the apostle, by an ironical concession, had called the ministry of it the foolishness of preaching, and the foolishness of God, and had thought best, for wise reasons, to deliver it in a plain and simple manner, without the embellishments of human wisdom; yet he vindicates it from the charge of folly: it was not folly, but wisdom, which he and his fellow ministers preached, and that of the highest kind, as appears from what follows. Though it was not esteemed so by all men, yet among, or with them that are perfect; adult, at age, opposed to babes and children; such who…”

“Yet the Gospel preaching, so far from being at variance with true "wisdom," is a wisdom infinitely higher than that of the wise of the world. we speak--resuming "we" (preachers, I, Apollos, &c.) from "we preach" (Co1 1:28), only that here, "we speak" refers to something less public (compare Co1 2:7, Co1 2:13, "mystery . . . hidden") than "we preach," which is public. For "wisdom" here denotes not the whole of Christian doctrine, but its sublimer and deeper principles. perfect--Those matured in Christian experience and knowledge alone can understand the true superiority of the Christian wisdom which Paul preached. Distinguished not only from worldly and natural men, but also from babes, who…”

“How be it - But δε de. This commences the “second” head or argument in this chapter, in which Paul shows that if human wisdom is missing in his preaching, it is not devoid of true, and solid, and even divine wisdom - Bloomfield. We speak wisdom - We do not admit that we utter foolishness. We have spoken of the foolishness of preaching 1 Corinthians 1:21; and of the estimate in which it was held by the world 1 Corinthians 1:22-28; and of our own manner among you as not laying claim to human learning or eloquence; but we do not design to admit that we have been really speaking folly. We have been uttering that which is truly wise, but which is seen and understood to be such only by those who…”

“Yet we speak wisdom - Yea, the truest and most excellent wisdom. Among the perfect - Adult, experienced Christians. By wisdom here he seems to mean, not the whole Christian doctrine, but the most sublime and abstruse parts of it. But not the wisdom admired and taught by the men of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, Jewish or heathen, that come to nought - Both they and their wisdom, and the world itself. 1 Corinthians 2:7”

“2:6-16 Paul emphasizes God’s wisdom in contrast to the world’s wisdom. Real wisdom is not mere human wisdom but the wisdom of the Spirit, expressed in the so-called “foolishness” of the Good News (see 1:20-25). 2:6 Only the spiritually mature will recognize God’s wisdom; many of the Corinthians would have been unable to recognize it (see 3:1-3). • The rulers of this world (see also 2:8) . . . are soon forgotten because Christ now rules—his enemies have been defeated by his death on the cross (see 15:24-25; Col 2:15).”

“them: Co1 14:20 \*Gr: Job 1:1; Psa 37:37; Mat 5:48, Mat 19:21; Co2 13:11; Eph 4:11-13; Phi 3:12-15; Col 4:12; Heb 5:14; Jam 3:2; Pe1 5:10 not: Co1 2:1, Co1 2:13, Co1 1:18, Co1 1:19; Luk 16:8; Co2 1:12, Co2 4:4; Eph 2:2; Jam 3:15 of the: Co1 2:8; Job 12:19, Job 12:21; Psa 2:1-6; Isa 19:11-13, Isa 40:23; Act 4:25-28 come: Co1 1:28; Psa 33:10 1 Corinthians 2:7”