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
Legacy Standard Bible
14 But [a]a (A)natural man (B)does not accept the depths of the Spirit of God, for they are (C)foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because (D)they are spiritually examined. 15 But he who is (E)spiritual examines all things, yet he himself is examined by no one. 16 For (F)who has known the mind of the [b]Lord, that he will direct Him? But (G)we have the mind of Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:14 Or an unspiritual
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:13
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