Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Receiveth

Matthew 13:11
And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.
Matthew 16:23
But having turned around, he said to Peter, Go thee behind me, Satan. Thou are my stumbling-block, because thou regard not the things of God, but the things of men.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? Because ye cannot hear my word.
John 10:26
But ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.
John 12:37
But although having done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him,
Romans 8:5
For those who are according to flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit the things of the Spirit.

The things

1 Corinthians 2:12
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.
John 14:26
But the helper, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
John 15:26
But when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.
John 16:8
And having come, he will convict the world about sin, and about justice, and about judgment.

They

1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is of course, foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is a power of God.
John 8:51
Truly, truly, I say to you, if any man keeps my word, he will, no, not see death, into the age.
John 10:20
And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad. Why do ye listen to him?
Acts 17:18
And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, Whatever does this babbler want to say? But others, He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities, because he brought the good-news--Jesus and t
Acts 18:15
But if it is an issue about a word and names and the law from you, look ye yourselves, for I do not intend to be a judge of these things.
Acts 25:19
but had certain issues against him about his own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who has died, whom Paul was claiming to be alive.
Acts 26:24
And while he made a defense by these things, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, thou are mad. Much scholarship is driving thee into madness.

General references

Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 28:5
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.
Luke 7:23
And blessed is he, whoever will not be offended by me.
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.