1 Corinthians 2:12
“Now wee haue receiued, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that wee might know the things that are freely giuen to vs of God.”
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1 Corinthians 2:12 Context
10But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirit of man which is in him? Euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now wee haue receiued, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that wee might know the things that are freely giuen to vs of God. 13Which things also we speake, not in the words which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spirituall. 14But the naturall man receiueth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
- King James Version
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.
- Basic English Bible
But *we* have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which [is] of God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us of God:
- Darby Bible
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.
- Webster's Bible
But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes forth from God, that we may know the blessings that have been so freely given to us by God.
- Weymouth Bible
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
- World English Bible
And we han not resseiued the spirit of this world, but the spirit that is of God, that we wite what thingis ben youun to vs of God.
- Wycliffe Bible
And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that [is] of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 2:12
2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world - This spirit is not properly received; for the men of the world always had it. But Christians receive the Spirit of God, which before they had not.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 2:12
1Co 2:12 Now we have received . . . the spirit which is of God. We apostles. The Spirit received by all the apostles was not the spirit of the world, but the Holy Spirit which Christ promised them as a guide into all truth (Joh 16:13). Hence they were enabled to know what God imparted freely to them.