Epiphany Season · Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A

1 Corinthians 2:6-10

A Wisdom Hidden and Now Revealed: What No Eye Has Seen

February 15, 2026

A Russian icon of a type peculiar to Novgorod: Wisdom as a winged, fiery-faced figure on a throne, with Christ above and Mary and the Baptist either side.We speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.Unknown Russian icon painterUnnamed, as Russian icon painters generally were; the work belongs to a workshop tradition rather than an individual.Vologda State Museum-Reserve, VologdaA northern Russian museum in a bishop's walled residence, with a large collection of icons.Vologda State Museum-Reserve, Vologda

Roman Lectionary

GospelMatt. 5:17-37Mt 5:17-37 orMatt. 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37Mt 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37

Second Reading1 Cor. 2:6-101 Cor 2:6-10

First ReadingSir. 15:15-20Sir 15:15-20

Responsorial PsalmPs. 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 (1b)Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 (1b)

Overview & Insights

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him." (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Paul distinguishes the wisdom he preaches, God's secret plan centered on the crucified Christ, from the passing wisdom of the rulers of this age. He insists that this wisdom cannot be worked out by human reasoning but has been revealed by the Spirit, who alone searches even the depths of God.

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Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16]Commentary on 1 Cor 2:1-12 [13-16] Working Preacher

Luther Seminary commentary on Paul's irony toward worldly wisdom, covering the mature wisdom passage of 2:6-10 within its wider unit.

1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Commentary1 Cor 2:1-12 (13-16) Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on Paul's message as not the wisdom of the rulers of this age, but Spirit-revealed wisdom.

1 Corinthians 2 Commentary1 Cor 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse reading of Paul's contrast between human wisdom and the wisdom revealed by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2 Commentary1 Cor 2 Commentary Precept Austin

Deep verse by verse study notes gathering many conservative scholars on what eye has not seen, nor ear heard.

1 Corinthians 2:9 Commentaries1 Cor 2:9 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentary on the things God has prepared for those who love him.

1 Corinthians 2 - Barnes' Notes1 Cor 2 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' Notes verse by verse on the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that the rulers of this age did not understand.

Background & Word Study

1 Corinthians 2:9 Interlinear1 Cor 2:9 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing for what eye has not seen and what God has prepared.

The Church Fathers

1 Corinthians 2 - Catena Bible & Commentaries1 Cor 2 - Catena Bible & Commentaries Catena

Patristic comment on the wisdom of the Spirit set against the wisdom of the rulers of this age.

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