1 Corinthians 2:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 2:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 2:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he kno..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 2:14 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 2:14 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 2:14
“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:14: spirit, neither, can
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:14: god, neither, can
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:14: things, god, neither
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:14: spirit, neither, can
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 2:14: god, neither, can
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