1 Corinthians 2:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

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  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.
  • 1 John 5:19-20 : 19 We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One. 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • 1 John 4:4-5 : 4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
  • 1 John 2:20 : 20 And you have the Spirit from the Holy One and you all have knowledge.
  • John 16:14-15 : 14 He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you. 15 Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you.
  • Rom 8:1 : 1 For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.
  • Rom 8:5-6 : 5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
  • Rom 8:15-16 : 15 For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
  • 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;
  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:
  • 1 Cor 3:22 : 22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?
  • Rev 22:6 : 6 And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.

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    13 And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

    14 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.

    15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

    16 For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 2:9-11
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    9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

    10 But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

    11 For who has knowledge of the things of a man but the spirit of the man which is in him? in the same way, no one has knowledge of the things of God but the Spirit of God.

  • 1 John 4:5-6
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    5 They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.

    6 We are of God: he who has the knowledge of God gives ear to us; he who is not of God does not give ear to us. By this we may see which is the true spirit, and which is the spirit of error.

  • 1 John 4:13
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    13 And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

  • 2 Tim 1:7
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    7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

  • 1 John 3:1
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    1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

  • Rom 8:15-16
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    15 For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.

    16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

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    8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

  • 1 John 4:2-3
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    2 By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:

    3 And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.

  • 1 Cor 12:3-4
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    3 So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

    4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

  • 2 Cor 3:6
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    6 Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

  • 1 Thess 4:8
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    8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

  • 1 John 2:15-16
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    15 Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    16 Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

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    9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.

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    22 And it is he who has put his stamp on us, even the Spirit, as the sign in our hearts of the coming glory.

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    20 And you have the Spirit from the Holy One and you all have knowledge.

  • Eph 1:17
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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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    1 But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

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    5 Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

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    17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4 But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

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    6 But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

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  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

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    5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.

  • Rom 12:2
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    2 And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

  • Eph 3:5
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    5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

  • 1 Cor 3:16
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    16 Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?

  • 2 Cor 4:7
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    7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

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    34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.

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    12 For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Cor 4:7
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    7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

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    16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 12:13
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    13 For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.

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    13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

  • 1 Cor 8:3
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    3 But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.

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    6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.