"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
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But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
But 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.
But 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:
Then 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.
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
But 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.
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
And 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.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
But 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.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
And 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.
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
In 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.
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
But 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.
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.
But [the] natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually discerned;
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned;