1 Corinthians 2:11-16

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¹¹For who knows a person’s thoughts^(A) except their own spirit^(B) within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹²What we have received is not the spirit^(C) of the world,^(D) but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. ¹³This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom^(E) but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.^[a] ¹⁴The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God^(F) but considers them foolishness,^(G) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. ¹⁵The person with the Spirit^(H) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, ¹⁶for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord
so as to instruct him?”^[b]^(I)

But we have the mind of Christ.^(J)

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 2:13 Or Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual
1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13

Psalm 145:8-15

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⁸The Lord is gracious and compassionate,^(A)
slow to anger and rich in love.^(B)

⁹The Lord is good^(C) to all;
    he has compassion^(D) on all he has made.
¹⁰All your works praise you,^(E) Lord;
    your faithful people extol^(F) you.^(G)
¹¹They tell of the glory of your kingdom^(H)
    and speak of your might,^(I)
¹²so that all people may know of your mighty acts^(J)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.^(K)
¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,^(L)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy^(M) in all he promises^(N)
    and faithful in all he does.^[a]
¹⁴The Lord upholds^(O) all who fall
    and lifts up all^(P) who are bowed down.^(Q)
¹⁵The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food^(R) at the proper time.

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Footnotes

Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

Luke 4:31-37

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Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit^(A)

³¹Then he went down to Capernaum,^(B) a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. ³²They were amazed at his teaching,^(C) because his words had authority.^(D)

³³In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, ³⁴“Go away! What do you want with us,^(E) Jesus of Nazareth?^(F) Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are^(G)—the Holy One of God!”^(H)

³⁵“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly.^(I) “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

³⁶All the people were amazed^(J) and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority^(K) and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” ³⁷And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.^(L)

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