10 these things (A)God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even (B)the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts (C)except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now (D)we have received not (E)the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this (F)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, (G)interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.[a]

14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (H)folly to him, and (I)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The (J)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 (K)“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But (L)we have the mind of Christ.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual

10 these are the things God has revealed(A) to us by his Spirit.(B)

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

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

But we have the mind of Christ.(L)

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