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Spiritual Wisdom

1 Corinthians 2:12

In 9 translations

BSB
We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
LSV
And we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that [is] of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,
YLT
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,
DBY
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:ElohimElohim
DRC
Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God; that we may know the things that are given us from God.
GNV
Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν·
RP2018
Ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν.
TR-Boyd
Ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κόσμου ἐλάβομεν, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῶμεν τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν.
SCR1894
ημεις δε ου το πνευμα του κοσμου ελαβομεν αλλα το πνευμα το εκ του θεου ινα ειδωμεν τα υπο του θεου χαρισθεντα ημιν

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  • 1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been…
  • Romans 8:5–6Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of…
  • 1 John 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
  • 1 John 5:19–20We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him…
  • 1 John 4:4–5You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world…
  • Romans 8:15–16For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  • John 16:14–15He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
  • Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  • James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
  • Ephesians 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
  • Revelation 22:6Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
  • 1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

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