1 Corinthians 2:14-16
New English Translation
14 The unbeliever[a] does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The one who is spiritual discerns[b] all things, yet he himself is understood[c] by no one. 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him?[d] But we have the mind of Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:14 tn Grk “natural person.” Cf. BDAG 1100 s.v. ψυχικός a, “an unspiritual pers., one who merely functions bodily, without being touched by the Spirit of God.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:15 tn Or “evaluates.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:15 tn Or “is evaluated” (i.e., “is subject to evaluation”); Grk “he himself is discerned,” that is, the person without the Spirit does not understand the person with the Spirit, particularly in relation to the life of faith.
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 sn A quotation from Isa 40:13.
1 Corinthians 2:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 Now the spiritual person discerns all things, but he himself is judged by no one. 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord; who has advised him?”[a] But we have the mind of Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:16 A quotation from Isa 40:13
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