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**to** = unto. App-104 .
**not** . App-105 .
**with** = according to. App-104 .
**excellency** = pre-eminence. Greek. *huperoche.* Only here and [1 Timothy 2:2](../../../kjv/1-timothy/2/2) .
**speech** = word. App-121 .
**declaring** . App-121 .
**unto** = to.
**testimony** . Greek. *marturion,* as in [1 Corinthians 1:6](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/6) .
**God** . App-98 .

**determined** . App-122 .
**know** . App-132 .
**among** App-104 .
**save** = except. Greek. *ei* ( App-118 ) *me* ( App-105 ).
**Jesus Christ** . App-98 .
**Him** = This One. Emphatic.

**trembling** . Greek. *tromos.* Elsewhere, [Mark 16:8](../../../kjv/mark/16/8) (literally trembling . . . seized them). [2 Corinthians 7:15](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/7/15) .[Ephesians 6:5](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/5) .[Philippians 1:2](../../../kjv/philippians/1/2) , [Philippians 1:12](../../../kjv/philippians/1/12) . Fear is joined with trembling in all these passages save [Mark 16:8](../../../kjv/mark/16/8) . His sense of weakness (compare [Galatians 1:4](../../../kjv/galatians/1/4) , [Galatians 1:13](../../../kjv/galatians/1/13) ) produced fear, and this resulted in trembling. Compare [2 Corinthians 4:7](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/4/7) .

**preaching** . Greek. *kerugma,* as in [1 Corinthians 1:21](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/21) .
**with** = in. App-104 .
**enticing** = persuasive. Greek. *peithos.* Only here. Compare App-150 .
**words** . Greek. *logos,* as in [1 Corinthians 2:1](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/1) .
**man's** = human. Greek. *anthropinos.* See [Romans 6:19](../../../kjv/romans/6/19) . But the texts omit "man's".
**demonstration** . Greek. *apodeixis.* Only here. Compare [1 Corinthians 4:9](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/4/9) .
**of the . . . power** . Here spirit = spiritual gift, in this case Divine wisdom. By Figure of speech *Hendiadys* ( App-6 ) = "the powerful gift".
**power** . App-172 .

**That** = In order that. Greek. *hina.*
**faith** App-150 .
**stand** = be.
**men** . App-123 .

**Howbeit** = But.
**speak** . App-121 .
**them, &c** . = the perfect. Greek. *teleios.* App-125 .
**world** = age. App-129 .
**nor** . Greek. *oude* .
**princes** = rulers.
**come to nought** = are being brought to nought. Greek. *katargeo.* See [1 Corinthians 1:28](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/28) .

**mystery** . App-193 .
**hidden** . Same word as in [Luke 10:21](../../../kjv/luke/10/21) .[Ephesians 3:9](../../../kjv/ephesians/3/9) . [Colossians 1:26](../../../kjv/colossians/1/26) .
**ordained** = preordained. Greek. *proorizo.* See [Acts 4:28](../../../kjv/acts/4/28) .
**before** . App-104 . Compare [Romans 16:25](../../../kjv/romans/16/25) . Eph 1:4 . [2 Timothy 1:9](../../../kjv/2-timothy/1/9) .
**world** = ages, as in [1 Corinthians 2:6](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/6) .
**unto** . App-104 .

**none** . Greek. *oudeis.*
**knew** . App-132 .
**had they** = if (Greek. *ei* . App-118 . a) they had.
**the Lord.** App-98 .
**of glory** . Compare [Acts 7:2](../../../kjv/acts/7/2) .[Ephesians 1:17](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/17) . [Colossians 1:27](../../../kjv/colossians/1/27) . [Hebrews 1:3](../../../kjv/hebrews/1/3) .[James 2:1](../../../kjv/james/2/1) .

**is** = has been. The quotation is from [Isaiah 64:4](../../../kjv/isaiah/64/4) . App-107 .
**hath not seen** = saw not. App-133 .
**nor ear heard** = and ear heard not (Greek. *ou)* .
**neither have, &c** . = and went not (Greek. *ou)* up.
**into** = upon. App-104 .
**hath** . Omit.
**love** . App-135 .

**hath revealed** = revealed. App-106 .
**by** = through. App-104 . [1 Corinthians 2:1](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/1) .
**His** . The texts read "the".
**Spirit** . App-101 .
**searcheth** . Greek. *ereunao.* See [John 5:39](../../../kjv/john/5/39) . Compare [Psalms 139:1](../../../kjv/psalms/139/1) .[Revelation 2:23](../../../kjv/revelation/2/23) .

**spirit** . App-101 .:6.
**things** . Add "also".
**no man** = no one. Greek. *oudeis.*
**but** = save, as [1 Corinthians 2:2](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/2) .

**have** . Omit.
**world** . Greek. *kosmos.* App-129 .
**spirit** . App-101 .
**of** = by. App-104 .
**freely given** . App-184 .
**of** = by. App-104 .

**also we speak** = we speak also.
**which man's, &c** . = taught (Greek. *didaktos.* Only here and [John 6:45](../../../kjv/john/6/45) ) by man's wisdom.
**but . . . teacheth** . Supply Ellipsis ( App-6 ), "but in (things) taught by the Spirit" ([1 Corinthians 2:10](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/2/10) ). The texts omit "Holy".
**comparing** = interpreting. Greek. *sunkrino.* App-122 . Used in Septuagint of interpreting dreams. [Genesis 40:8](../../../kjv/genesis/40/8) , [Genesis 40:16](../../../kjv/genesis/40/16) , [Genesis 40:22](../../../kjv/genesis/40/22) ; [Genesis 41:12](../../../kjv/genesis/41/12) , [Genesis 41:13](../../../kjv/genesis/41/13) , [Genesis 41:15](../../../kjv/genesis/41/15) .[Daniel 5:16](../../../kjv/daniel/5/16) , [Daniel 5:17](../../../kjv/daniel/5/17) .
**To interpret** = to fit the meaning to the words.
**spiritual** . i.e. spiritual (things) to spiritual (men). See [1 Corinthians 12:1](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/12/1) .
**with** . No preposition. Dative case.

**natural** . Greek. *psuchikos.* Elsewhere, [1 Corinthians 15:44](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/44) , [1 Corinthians 15:44](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/44) , [1 Corinthians 15:46](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/46) , and (translated "sensual") [James 3:15](../../../kjv/james/3/15) .[Jude 1:19](../../../kjv/jude/1/19) . Compare *psuche.* App-110 .
**foolishness** . See [1 Corinthians 1:18](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/1/18) .
**spiritually** . Greek. *pneumatikos.* Only here and [Revelation 11:8](../../../kjv/revelation/11/8) .
**discerned** . App-122 .

**judgeth** = discerneth.
**judged** . As discerned, above.

**hath known** = knew.
**LORD** . App-98 .
**that he may** = who shall.
**instruct** . Greek. *sumbibazo.* See [Acts 9:22](../../../kjv/acts/9/22) . Quoted from [Isaiah 40:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/40/14) .
**Christ** . App-98 .

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