ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 1 v19

THWARTING THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER.9AMBROSIASTER: By doing this, God shows that actions speak louder than words. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.10

FOOD FOR DECEPTION. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul speaks about the wisdom of this world and not merely the eloquence, for God has given it also. It was God who divided the languages and gave each one its own character. It was he who gave the Greek language its splendor. But those who abuse these gifts have prepared food for deception and have preached false tales. What Paul objects to is not their eloquence as such but the false teaching which lies behind it. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 170-71.11