That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
The Father of glory.
He has no name by which he may represent these things, and on all occasions calls them glory, which is in fact, with us, the name and appellation of every kind of magnificence. Mark, he says, the Father of glory; cf.Acts 7:2 but of Christ the God. What then? Is the Son inferior to the glory? No, there is no one, not even a maniac, would say so.
May give unto you,
That is, may raise and wing your understanding, for it is not possible otherwise to understand these things. For the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him. 1 Corinthians 2:14 So then, there is need of spiritual wisdom, that we may perceive things spiritual, that we may see things hidden. That Spirit reveals all things. He is going to set forth the mysteries of God. Now the knowledge of the mysteries of God, the Spirit alone comprehends, who also searches the deep things of Him. It is not said, that Angel, or Archangel, or any other created power, may give, that is, confer upon you a spiritual gift. And if this be of revelation, then is the discovery of arguments consequently vain. For he that has learned God, and knows God, shall no longer dispute concerning any thing. He will not say, This is impossible, and That is possible, and How did the other thing come to pass? If we learn God, as we ought to know Him; if we learn God from Him from whom we ought to learn Him, that is from the Spirit Himself; then shall we no longer dispute concerning any thing.
