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2:10 - [In Context |Original Greek ]For F26 R87 to us God revealed {them} through R88 the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths R89 of God.
2:11 - [In Context |Original Greek ]For who among men knows the {thoughts} of a man except the spirit R90 of the man which is in him? Even so the {thoughts} of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.
2:12 - [In Context |Original Greek ]Now we have R91 received, not the spirit of the R92 world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
2:13 - [In Context |Original Greek ]which things we also speak, not R93 in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining F27 spiritual {thoughts} with spiritual {words.}
2:14 - [In Context |Original Greek ]But a F28 natural R94 man does R95 not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness R96 to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. F29
2:15 - [In Context |Original Greek ]But he who is spiritual R97 appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.
FOOTNOTES: F26: One early ms reads But
F27: Or interpreting spiritual things for spiritual men
F28: Or an unspiritual
F29: Or examined
CROSS REFERENCES: R87: John 14:26
R88: Romans 11:33
R89: Proverbs 20:27
R90: Romans 8:15
R91: 1 Corinthians 1:27
R92: 1 Corinthians 1:17 ; 2:1,4
R93: 1 Corinthians 15:44,46 ; James 3:15 ; Jude 1:19
R94: John 14:17
R95: 1 Corinthians 1:18
R96: 1 Corinthians 3:1 ; 14:37 ; Galatians 6:1
R97: Isaiah 40:13 ; Romans 11:34
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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