But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
nous prêchons la sagesse de Dieu, mystérieuse et cachée, que Dieu, avant les siècles, avait destinée pour notre gloire,
KJV
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
he did not foresee that he would be the loser by His death. For the Apostle says of this mystery" ( 1 Cor. 2:7,8 ), "which is hidden from the beginning, that 'none of the princes of this world knew it,' for if they had known it they would never have crucified the Lord of glory."…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
Law agreeing with the teaching of Jesus, and in the Prophets finds “the hidden wisdom of Christ,” [ 1 Cor 2:7 ] he beholds Moses and Elias in the same glory with Jesus. Jerome: It is to be remembered also, that when the Scribes and Pharisees asked signs from heaven, He would not…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 121 (Migne)
que [Note: [Col. 0431D] Leg. in mysterio. ] absconditam, quam nemo principum hujus saeculi cognovit (I Cor. II, 5-8) . Peto ut respondeas mihi, quae haec credenda est sapientia hujus saeculi, vel principum ejus, a qua nos Paulus avertit, seque ignotum his disciplinis celebrare no…
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