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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 But the person without the Spirit[a] does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated[b] spiritually.

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  1. 2:14 Lit natural person
  2. 2:14 Or judged, or discerned, also in v. 15
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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (A)folly to him, and (B)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

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1 Corinthians 2:14
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14 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

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  1. 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
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