Friday, January 27, 2023

One of My Favorite Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 2:10

Greek (WH): ἡμῖν γὰρ ἀπεκάλυψεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος, τὸ γὰρ πνεῦμα πάντα ἐραυνᾷ, καὶ τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ.

(THGNT): Ἡμῖν δὲ ἀπεκάλυψεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος· τὸ γὰρ πνεῦμα πάντα ἐραυνᾷ, καὶ τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ.

According to WH, the verse logically begins with the postpostive
γὰρ. Hans Conzelmann states that ἡμῖν (a dative plural first-person pronoun of ἡμεῖς) is "emphatic" and strengthened by γὰρ (First Corinthians, page 65), but others prefer
δὲ.

The word
ἀπεκάλυψεν is from ἀποκαλύπτω, a verb that occurs twenty-six times in the GNT: it is aorist active indicative third-person singular ("revealed," "uncovered" or "disclosed"). The subject of this action is ὁ θεὸς.

διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος-God reveals things to Paul and the Corinthians and, by extension, to the anointed servants of Jehovah today as his holy spirit works powerfully on the anointed men taking the lead in his organization (Acts 20:28). Conzelmann intimates that the "spirit" mentioned here could be the human spirit of a so-called "pneumatic." However, Raymond F. Collins writes (First Corinthians, page 132):

 


τὸ γὰρ πνεῦμα πάντα ἐραυνᾷ-Garner and Arnold consider γὰρ to be "explanatory"; the verb ἐραυνάω occurs six times in the GNT. In this passage, the verbal form is present active indicative third-person singular. Compare Proverbs 20:27; John 5:39; Romans 8:27; 1 Peter 1:11; Revelation 2:23.

The holy spirit of God searches "all things" (
πάντα), but in what sense? This is likely by acting on the person who is anointed with the spirit of God. Again, the Bible speaks about those taking the lead being appointed by holy spirit and shepherding the flock of God (1 Peter 5:1-4). The reference to "all things" here appears to be relative, not absolute.

καὶ τὰ βάθη τοῦ θεοῦ-Garner and Arnold think καὶ in this part of the verse is "intensive"; the "deep things of God" are probably the depths of God's wisdom, given the contents of 1 Corinthians 2:6-8. These would include God's eternal purpose formed through the Lord Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:11). τὰ βάθη is accusative plural neuter; compare Romans 11:33.

2 comments:

aservantofJEHOVAH said...

Matthew16:17NIV"Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. "

Edgar Foster said...

Thanks, that is a good one. I also like Galatians 1:15-16.