New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Corinthians 2:16
16For 1who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But 2we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
Context of 1 Corinthians 2:16
14But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15But the one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is discerned by no one. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 21 Corinthians 2:16 word by word
τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου, ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν; ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 2:16
- Job 15:8Do you hear the secret discussion of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
- Job 22:2“Can a strong man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself?
- Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”
- Isaiah 40:13Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has informed Him?
- Jeremiah 23:18But who has stood in the council of the Lord, That he should see and hear His word? Who has paid attention to His word and listened?
- Romans 11:34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?
- John 15:15No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
- John 16:13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
- John 17:6“I have revealed Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have followed Your word.
- Genesis 1:12The earth produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good.
- Ephesians 3:3that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before briefly.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16For who hath known the mind of the Lord - Who that is still an animal man can know the mind of God? so as to instruct him, viz. the spiritual man, the same that is spoken of, 1 Corinthians 2:15. But the words may be better understood thus: How can the animal man know the mind of the Lord? and how can any man communicate that knowledge which he has never acquired, and which is foolishness to him, because it is spiritual, and he is animal? This quotation is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For who hath known - This passage is quoted from Isaiah 40:13. The interrogative form is a strong mode of denying that anyone has ever known the mind of the Lord. The argument of Paul is this, “No one can understand God. No one can fully comprehend his plans, his feelings, his views, his designs. No one by nature, under the influence of sense and passion, is either disposed to investigate his truths, or loves them when they are revealed. But the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 God has revealed true wisdom to us by his Spirit. Here is a proof of the Divine authority of the Holy Scriptures, 2Pe 1:21. In proof of the Divinity of the Holy Ghost, observe, that he knows all things, and he searches all things, even the deep things of God. No one can know the things of God, but his Holy Spirit, who is one with the Father and the Son, and who makes known Divine mysteries to his church. This is most clear testimony, both to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16This quote from Isaiah 40:13 illustrates how divine wisdom goes beyond human understanding (see also Romans 11:34). But we have the mind of Christ: Connected to Christ, believers receive the Spirit of Christ, which reveals Christ’s thoughts to them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. For--proof of 1Co 2:15, that the spiritual man "is judged of no man." In order to judge the spiritual man, the ordinary man must "know the mind of the Lord." But "who of ordinary men knows" that? that he may instruct him--that is, so as to be able to set Him right as His counsellor (quoted from Is 40:13, 14). So the Septuagint translates the Greek verb, which means to "prove," in Ac 9:22. Natural men who judge spiritual men, living according to the…Read the comment
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- 1. 1 Corinthians 2:16 Is 40:13; Rom 11:34 ↩
- 2. 1 Corinthians 2:16 John 15:15 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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