ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 2 v9

GOOD THINGS TO COME. ISAAC OF NINEVEH: When it says “which eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard” and the rest, Scripture has declared to us that the good things to come are incomprehensible, and have no similarity to any thing here. ASCETICAL HOMILIES 2.16

A SPIRITUAL BODY. ORIGEN: From this we may gain an idea of how great the splendor, the beauty and the brightness of a spiritual body is. ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 3.6.4.17

PAUL’S SOURCE? AMBROSIASTER: These words were expressed somewhat differently by Isaiah,18 and they are also found in the apocryphal Apocalypse of Elijah.19Paul uses them to refer to the incarnation of Christ, which not only goes against human perception but is beyond the understanding of heavenly powers as well. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.20

A PARAPHRASE? CHRYSOSTOM: Where are these words written? Either they are a paraphrase of some passage [such as Isaiah 52:15], or they were written in some book which has now disappeared. In fact, many books were destroyed, and very few survived the first21 captivity intact, as we know from the documents which have survived. Not all the words of the prophets are extant, but Paul, who was learned in the law and was also speaking by the Spirit, would have known them all accurately. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 7.6.22

GOD FORESEES HUMAN CHOICES. SEVERIAN OF GABALA: One should not think that God has indiscriminately revealed the mystery to some and allowed the rest to perish in ignorance. Rather one should know and be persuaded that by the foreknowledge of his power God prepared the right thing for each person according to his deserts, for he foresees what each one will choose even before it happens. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.23

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