1 Corinthians 2:16

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1 Corinthians 2:14–16 · Berean Standard Bible

14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15 The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

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Job 40:2

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Isaiah 40:13

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Jeremiah 23:18

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John 16:13

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John 16:14

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John 16:15

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John 17:6

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John 17:7

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Ephesians 3:3

that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.

Ephesians 3:4

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,