For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
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Gill's Exposition
For to one is given by the Spirit,.... Now follows a distinct and particular enumeration of the operations of the Spirit, though not all of them, yet as many as the apostle thought necessary; and…
Barnes' Notes
For to one is given - In order to show what endowments he refers to, the apostle here particularizes the various gifts which the Holy Spirit imparts in the church. By the Spirit - By the Holy Spirit;…
Adam Clarke
Word of wisdom - In all these places I consider that the proper translation of λογος is doctrine, as in many other places of the New Testament. It is very difficult to say what is intended here by the…
The apostle comes now to treat of spiritual gifts, which abounded in the church of Corinth, but were greatly abused. What these gifts were is at large told us in the body of the chapter; namely,…
Cambridge Bible
the word of wisdom Rather, discourse of wisdom, i.e. discourse characterized by and disseminating wisdom. See note on ch. 1Co 2:7. I have ventured to regard wisdomas the direct effect of intuition,…
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