1 CORINTHIANS 2:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”
What we have received is not the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us — 'not the spirit of the world' (pneuma tou kosmou) contrasts with 'the Spirit who is from God' (pneuma to ek tou theou). The spirit of the world traffics in power, status, and self-advancement; God's Spirit reveals gracious gifts freely bestowed. The Corinthians' confusion stems from mixing these spirits' logics.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:12
“But as it is written, Things which eye saw not and ear heard not, and which entered not into the heart of man, whatsoever things God prepared for them that love Him.” Where are these words written? Why, it is said to have been “written,” then also, when it is set down, not in words, but in actual events, as in the historical books ; or when the same meaning is expressed, but not in the very same words, as in this place: for the words, “They to whom it was not told about Him…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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