1 Corinthians 2:16
New Living Translation
16 For,
“Who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?”[a]
But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.
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Romans 11:34
New Living Translation
34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to give him advice?[a]
Isaiah 40:13-14
New Living Translation
13 Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord?[a]
Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?
14 Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?
Footnotes
- 40:13 Greek version reads Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Compare Rom 11:34; 1 Cor 2:16.
John 16:13-16
New Living Translation
13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. 14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’
Sadness Will Be Turned to Joy
16 “In a little while you won’t see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”
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John 15:15
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15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
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Ephesians 3:3-4
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3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. 4 As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.
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Job 15:8
New Living Translation
8 Were you listening at God’s secret council?
Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
Jeremiah 23:18
New Living Translation
18 “Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence
to hear what he is really saying?
Has even one of them cared enough to listen?
John 17:6-8
New Living Translation
6 “I have revealed you[a] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, 8 for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.
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Job 40:2
New Living Translation
2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
Job 22:2
New Living Translation
2 “Can a person do anything to help God?
Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
Genesis 1:12
New Living Translation
12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
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