Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Which things also we speak, not in things learned from mankind, in words of wisdom, but in things learned from Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
New American Standard Bible
which things we also speak,
King James Version
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Holman Bible
We also speak these things, not in words
International Standard Version
We don't speak about these things with words taught us by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual things to spiritual people.
American Standard Version
Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; combining spiritual things with spiritual words .
Amplified
We also speak of these things, not in words taught or supplied by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual thoughts with spiritual words [for those being guided by the Holy Spirit].
An Understandable Version
These also are the things we [apostles] speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but [in words] taught by the Holy Spirit. We use [or, combine] Spirit-taught words to express [or, with] Spirit-given truth.
Anderson New Testament
which things also we speak, not in words taught by man's wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
Daniel Mace New Testament
this is what we declare, not in the words which human wisdom, but which the holy spirit dictates; explaining spiritual things in a spiritual language.
Darby Translation
which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual means.
Godbey New Testament
Which things indeed we speak, not in the teachable words of human wisdom, but in the teachable words of the Spirit, expounding spiritual things to spiritual people.
Goodspeed New Testament
These disclosures we impart, not in the set phrases of human philosophy, but in words the Spirit teaches, giving spiritual truth a spiritual form.
John Wesley New Testament
Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.
Julia Smith Translation
Which also we speak, not in words taught of man's wisdom, but in them taught of the Holy Spirit; examining spiritual things by spiritual.
King James 2000
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[things] which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in [words] taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual [things] to spiritual [people].
Modern King James verseion
These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which things also we speak - not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things.
Moffatt New Testament
And this is what we discuss, using language taught by no human wisdom but by the Spirit. We interpret what is spiritual in spiritual language.
Montgomery New Testament
Of these high themes we speak in words not taught by human philosophy, but by the Spirit; interpreting spiritual things to spiritual men.
NET Bible
And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.
New Heart English Bible
And we speak of these things, not with words taught by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
Noyes New Testament
which things we also speak, not in words taught by mans wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, connecting what is spiritual l with what is spiritual.
Sawyer New Testament
which we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
The Emphasized Bible
Which we also speak - not in words taught of human wisdom, but in such as are taught of the Spirit, by spiritual words, spiritual things, explaining.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Which things also we speak, not in discourses framed by human wisdom, but taught by the Spirit of God; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And we speak of these gifts, not in language taught by human philosophy, but in language taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things in spiritual words.
Webster
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Weymouth New Testament
Of these we speak--not in language which man's wisdom teaches us, but in that which the Spirit teaches--adapting, as we do, spiritual words to spiritual truths.
Williams New Testament
These truths we are setting forth, not in words that man's wisdom teaches but in words that the Spirit teaches, in this way fitting spiritual words to spiritual truths.
World English Bible
Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
Worrell New Testament
Which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit; combining spiritual things with spiritual.
Worsley New Testament
which we also speak of, not in words dictated by human wisdom, but in those which are dictated by the holy Spirit; explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.
Youngs Literal Translation
which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, with spiritual things spiritual things comparing,
Themes
the personality of Holy Spirit » He instructs ministers what to preach
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As such he » Reveals the things of God
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » Given » To saints
Holy spirit » The holy spirit teaching
Holy spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » As teacher
Inspiration » Promises of special
Mind » Who has the mind of Christ
Philosophy » Employment of, was not paul's method of preaching the gospel
Prophets » Inspiration of » Promises of special
Reasoning » The gospel cannot be explained by
The scriptures » The holy ghost enables us to understand
The scriptures » One portion of, to be compared with another
Spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » As teacher
Interlinear
Hos
Anthropinos
Didaktos
διδακτός
Didaktos
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Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 2:13
Images 1 Corinthians 2:13
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 2:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wisdom Revealed By The Spirit
12 But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God, so that we might know the things graciously given to us by God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in things learned from mankind, in words of wisdom, but in things learned from Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. 14 Now the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is unable to understand because they are evaluated spiritually.
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the good-news, not in wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ would be emptied.
1 Corinthians 2:4
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of spirit and of power,
Luke 12:12
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled of Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to declare.
1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not in eminence of speech or of wisdom proclaiming the testimony of God to you.
1 Corinthians 2:14
Now the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is unable to understand because they are evaluated spiritually.
1 Corinthians 9:11
If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we will reap your carnal things?
1 Corinthians 10:3-5
And they all ate the same spiritual food,
1 Corinthians 12:1-3
Now concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
1 Corinthians 14:2
For he who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God, for no man hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.
Ephesians 5:19
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and striking strings in your heart to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
1 Peter 1:12
To whom it was revealed, that they were serving not themselves, but you, those things that were now reported to you by those who preached good-news to you in Holy Spirit, which was sent forth from heaven, into which things heavenly
2 Peter 1:16
For we revealed to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, not men who followed in cunningly devised myths, but men who became eyewitnesses of the majesty of that man.