Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 2:11-16

The Spirit Reveals What the Cross Conceals from the Natural Mind

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

12 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.

13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular among men ἀνθρώπων G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural knows οἶδεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the [thoughts] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular except εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular [his own] ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular within ἐν G1722 Preposition him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular So οὕτως G3779 Adverb too καὶ G2532 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular knows ἔγνωκεν G1097 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the [thoughts] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular except εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction We ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural have not received ἐλάβομεν G2983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural . . . οὐ G3756 Adverb the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular world κόσμου G2889 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular who [is] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction we may understand εἰδῶμεν G1492 Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural what τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural - ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular has freely given χαρισθέντα G5483 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Verse 13

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction [this is] G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural [what] we speak λαλοῦμεν G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural not οὐκ G3756 Adverb in ἐν G1722 Preposition words λόγοις G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural taught [us] διδακτοῖς G1318 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural by human ἀνθρωπίνης G442 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular wisdom σοφίας G4678 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction in [words] ἐν G1722 Preposition taught διδακτοῖς G1318 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural by [the] Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular expressing συνκρίνοντες G4793 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural spiritual truths πνευματικὰ G4152 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural in spiritual [words] πνευματικοῖς G4152 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or to spiritual people
Verse 14

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [The] natural Ψυχικὸς G5591 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular {does} not οὐ G3756 Adverb accept δέχεται G1209 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular the things that τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural come from the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction they are ἐστίν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular foolishness μωρία G3472 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb he cannot δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular understand [them] γνῶναι G1097 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction {they are} spiritually πνευματικῶς G4153 Adverb discerned ἀνακρίνεται G350 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 15

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular spiritual [man] πνευματικὸς G4152 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular judges ἀνακρίνει G350 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὰ* G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural all things πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction he himself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular is not subject to anyone’s judgment ἀνακρίνεται G350 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . ὑπ’ G5259 Preposition . . . οὐδενὸς G3762 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction who Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular has known ἔγνω G1097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] mind νοῦν G3563 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [so as] ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular to instruct συμβιβάσει G4822 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural have ἔχομεν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [the] mind νοῦν G3563 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 40:13 (see also LXX)

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