1 Corinthians 2:14

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.

Receiveth

Romans 8:5

The things

They

Acts 26:24

General references

Luke 7:23

John 1:5

Bible References

Receiveth

And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Then turning from him, he said unto Peter, Get thee behind me Satan! thou art an offence to me: for thou dost not relish the things of God, but those of men.

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Wherefore do ye not understand my speech? because ye cannot hear my word.

But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.

Now, though he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not on him:

For they who are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they who are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

The things

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

But the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, which I have spoken to you.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:

They

For the discourse, [the subject of which is] the cross, is indeed to those who perish, folly; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any man observe my saying, he shall never see death to all eternity.

Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?

Then certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him: and some said, What will this chattering fellow say? but others, He seemeth to be a preacher of foreign deities, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

If indeed this was now a matter of injustice, or wicked knavery, with reason I should hear you patiently; but if it be merely a controversy about the word, and names, and a law peculiar to yourselves, settle it yourselves: for I will be no judge of these matters.

but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.

General references

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it.