1 CORINTHIANS 2:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 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.
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