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

Bible References

Receiveth

He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Why don't you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep.

Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,

For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.

The things

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father -- the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father -- he will testify about me,

And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and righteousness and judgment --

They

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death."

Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, "What does this foolish babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!"

Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, "You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!"

General references

All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it all.

Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

And the light shines on in the darkness, but the darkness has not mastered it.