1 Corinthians 2:12
10 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
- KJV
- Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
- WEB
- But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
- ASV
- But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.
- DARBY
- But *we* have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which [is] of God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us of God:
- BLB
- Now we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who [is] from God, so that we may know the [things] having been graciously given to us by God,
- ÅB
- men vi har ikke fått verdens ånd, vi har fått den Ånd som er av Gud, for at vi skal kjenne det som er gitt oss av Gud,
- OTB
- Nå har vi ikke mottatt verdens ånd, men Ånden som er fra Gud, slik at vi kan forstå de tingene som fritt er gitt oss av Gud.
- B1930
- men vi har ikke fått verdens ånd, vi har fått den Ånd som er av Gud, forat vi skal kjenne det som er gitt oss av Gud,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Read in contextRomans 8:5–6
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Read in context1 John 2:20
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
Read in context1 John 5:19–20
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
Read in context1 John 4:4–5
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
Read in contextJohn 16:14–15
He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
Read in contextRomans 8:15–16
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Read in contextRomans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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