Verse List for 1 COR 2:14

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OET (OET-RV) Secular people don’t accept things about God’s spirit because they seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them because it requires spiritual awareness,

OET-LV But the_soulish person, not is _receiving the things of _the spirit of_ the _god, because/for foolishness to _him it _is, and not he _is _able to _know them, because spiritually it _is _being _examined.

ULT But the natural person does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

UST Now, people who do not have God’s Spirit reject the things that God’s Spirit gives and teaches. They reject these things, because they think that they are foolish. They cannot know about the things that God’s Spirit gives and teaches, because only people who have God’s Spirit can judge rightly about them.

BSB & MSB [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.

BLB But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because spiritually they are discerned.

AICNT But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

OEB The merely intellectual person rejects the teaching of the Spirit of God; for to them it is mere folly; they cannot grasp it, because it is to be understood only by spiritual insight.

WEBBE & WMBB Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

NET The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

LSV and the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to know [them], because they are discerned spiritually;

FBV Of course people who are not spiritual don't accept what comes from God's Spirit. It's just foolish nonsense to them, and they can't understand it, because what is spiritual has to be properly examined.

TCNT The natural man does not accept what comes from the Spirit of God, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it because it is spiritually discerned.

T4T Those who are unbelievers reject the truths that God’s Spirit teaches us (inc), because they consider those truths to be foolish. They cannot understand them, because it is God’s Spirit who enables us to evaluate those truths correctly, and those people do not have God’s Spirit.

LEB But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

BBE 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.

Moff The unspiritual man rejects these truths of the Spirit of God; to him they are "sheer folly," he cannot understand them. And the reason is, that they must be read with the spiritual eye.

Wymth The unspiritual man rejects the things of the Spirit of God, and cannot attain to the knowledge of them, because they are spiritually judged.

ASV Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

DRA But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

YLT and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned;

Drby But [the] natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of [fn]God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually discerned;

RV Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.
(Now the natural man receiveth/receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.)

SLT And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.

Wbstr But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them , because they are spiritually discerned.

KJB-1769 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(But the natural man receiveth/receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.)

KJB-1611 But the naturall man receiueth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe them because they are spiritually discerned.
(But the natural man perceiveth not the things of ye/you_all spirit of God, for they are foolysheness unto him: Neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned.)

Gnva But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(But the natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.)

Cvdl Howbeit the naturall man perceaueth nothinge of ye sprete of God. It is foolishnes vnto him, and he can not perceaue it: for it must be spiritually discerned.
(Howbeit the natural man perceiveth nothing of ye/you_all spirit of God. It is foolishness unto him, and he cannot perceive it: for it must be spiritually discerned.)

TNT For the naturall man perceaveth not the thinges of the sprete of god. For they are but folysshnes vnto him. Nether can he perceave them because he is spretually examined.
(For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of god. For they are but foolishness unto him. Neither can he perceive them because he is spretually examined.)

Wycl For a beestli man perseyueth not tho thingis that ben of the spirit of God; for it is foli to hym, and he may not vndurstonde, for it is examyned goostli.
(For a beast/animalli man perceiveth not those things that been of the spirit of God; for it is folly to him, and he may not understood, for it is examyned ghostli.)

Luth Der natürliche Mensch aber vernimmt nichts vom Geist Gottes; es ist ihm eine Torheit, und kann es nicht erkennen; denn es muß geistlich gerichtet sein.
(The natürliche person but heart nothing from_the spirit God’s; it is him a/one folly, and can it not recognise/realise; because/than it must spiritual directed be.)

ClVg Animalis autem homo non percipit ea quæ sunt Spiritus Dei: stultitia enim est illi, et non potest intelligere: quia spiritualiter examinatur.[fn]
(Animalis however man not/no perceives them which are Spirit of_God: foolishness because it_is them, and not/no can to_understand: because spiritually examinatur.)

SR-GNT Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος, οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστίν, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται. ‡

UGNT ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος, οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Θεοῦ; μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστίν, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται.

SBL-GNT Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ θεοῦ, μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστίν, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται·

RP-GNT Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ θεοῦ· μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστιν, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται.

TC-GNT Ψυχικὸς δὲ ἄνθρωπος οὐ δέχεται τὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Θεοῦ· μωρία γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐστι, καὶ οὐ δύναται γνῶναι, ὅτι πνευματικῶς ἀνακρίνεται.

Verse List for 1 COR 2:14

Verse List for 1 COR 2:14