1 Corinthians 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

1 Corinthians 2:14 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 2:1421 words

GreekMeaning

ΨυχικὸςPsychikos

The naturaladjectiveG5591

δὲde

howeverwordG1161

ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

mannounG444

οὐou

notadverbG3756

δέχεταιdechetai

acceptsverbG1209

τὰta

the thingsarticleG3588

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

πνεύματοςpneumatos

SpiritnounG4151

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

μωρίαmōria

foolishnessnounG3472

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

αὐτῷautō

to himpronounG846

ἐστίνestin

they areverbG1510

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οὐou

notadverbG3756

δύναταιdynatai

he is ableverbG1410

γνῶναιgnōnai

to understand themverbG1097

ὅτιhoti

becausewordG3754

πνευματικῶςpneumatikōs

spirituallyadverbG4153

ἀνακρίνεταιanakrinetai

they are discernedverbG350

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago

The Natural Man and Spiritual Things

Paul states: 'The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only throu...