1 Corinthians 2:11-3:3

English Standard Version

¹¹ For who knows a person's thoughts ^(A)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 ^(B)we have received not ^(C)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 ^(D)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, ^(E)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 ^(F)folly to him, and ^(G)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵ The ^(H)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. ^16 (I)“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But ^(J)we have the mind of Christ.

Divisions in the Church

3 But I, brothers,^[b] could not address you as ^(K)spiritual people, but as ^(L)people of the flesh, as ^(M)infants in Christ. ^2 (N)I fed you with milk, not solid food, for ^(O)you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, ³ for you are still of the flesh. For while there is ^(P)jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?