1 Corinthians 2:16

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““For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?” Isaiah 40:13 But we have Christ’s mind.”

— WEB

“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”

— KJV

“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”

— ASV

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Isaiah 40:13-14 "Who has directed Yahweh’s Spirit, or has taught him as his counselor?"
Romans 11:34 "“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”Isaiah 40:13"
John 16:13-16 "However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hea…"
John 15:15 "No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I h…"
Job 15:8 "Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?"
Jeremiah 23:18 "For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? Who has listened to my word, and heard it?"
Ephesians 3:3-4 "how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,"
John 17:6-8 "I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kep…"

Commentary

For--proof of Co1 2:15, that the spiritual man "is judged of no man." In order to judge the spiritual man, the ordinary man must "know the mind of the Lord." But "who of ordinary men knows" that? that he may instruct him--that is, so as to be able to set Him right as His counsellor (quoted from Isa 40:13-14). So the Septuagint translates the Greek verb, which means to "prove," in Act 9:22. Natural men who judge spiritual men, living according to the mind of God ("We have the mind of Christ"), are virtually wishing to instruct God, and bring Him to another mind, as counsellors setting to right their king. we have the mind of Christ--in our degree of capability to apprehend it. Isa 40:13-14 refers to JEHOVAH: therefore, as it is applied here to Christ, He is Jehovah. Next: 1 Corinthians Chapter 3

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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