1 Corinthians 2:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 3:1 : 1 And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.
  • Prov 28:5 : 5 Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
  • Eccl 8:5 : 5 Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
  • Acts 15:1-5 : 1 Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation. 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question. 3 So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers. 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them. 5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
  • Acts 16:3 : 3 Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
  • 2 Sam 12:16-23 : 16 So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night. 17 And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them. 18 And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead? 19 But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is. 20 Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal. 21 Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal. 22 And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life? 23 But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!
  • 1 Kgs 3:9-9 : 9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people? 10 Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord. 11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Gal 2:3-5 : 3 But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision: 4 And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us; 5 To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • Eph 4:13-14 : 13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ: 14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

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    10But 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.

    11For 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.

    12But 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.

    13And 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.

    14For 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.

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

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    31But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

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    3But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

    4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

    5For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

    6My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

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    15You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

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    1So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

    2And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

    3But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

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    24But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

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    2All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

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    13Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

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    3Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

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    12For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

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    1Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

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    2If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;

    3But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.

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    16For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:

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    9You 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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    15What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

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    10But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

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    3For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

    4But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

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    19These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.

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    22The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;

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    1Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

  • John 7:24
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    24Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

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

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    6We 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.

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    28But let no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

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    37If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.

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    4Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?