1 Corinthians 2:12

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“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.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

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Commentary

we . . . received, not . . . spirit of . . . world--the personal evil "spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Eph 2:2). This spirit is natural in the unregenerate, and needs not to be received. Spirit which is of God--that is, which comes from God. We have received it only by the gift of God, whose Spirit it is, whereas our own spirit is the spirit that is in us men (Co1 2:11). that we might know . . . things . . . freely given . . . of God--present experimental knowledge, to our unspeakable comfort, of His deep mysteries of wisdom, and of our future possession of the good "things which God hath prepared for them that love Him" (Co1 2:9).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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