1 Corinthians 2:14

The natural, unregenerate person cannot receive or understand the things of God's Spirit, regarding them as foolishness. Spiritual truth requires the Spirit to be discerned.

Cross-references · 32

• 1 Cor 1:18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
• Rom 8:5–8For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
• Matt 13:11–17He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
• 2 Cor 4:4–6In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
• 1 Jn 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
• 1 Cor 15:46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
• Jude 1:19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
• Jas 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
• John 6:44–45No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
• John 10:26–27But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
• 1 Cor 2:12Now 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.
• 1 Jn 2:20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
• 1 Cor 15:44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
• Prov 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
• John 12:37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
• John 14:26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
• John 5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
• John 16:8–15And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
• Matt 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
• John 3:3–6Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
• John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
• 1 Cor 1:23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
• Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
• John 8:51–52Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
• 1 Jn 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• Acts 25:19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• Acts 18:15But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
• John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
• Acts 17:32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
• John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
• Acts 17:18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
• Acts 26:24–25And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

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