1 Corinthians 2:15

1 Corinthians 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
• New International Version (NIV)The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.

Context of 1 Corinthians 2:15

13These things we also speak—not in words taught by human wisdom but in words taught by the Ruach, explaining the spiritual to the spiritual. 14Now a natural man does not accept the things of the Ruach Elohim, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. But the one who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is discerned by no one. For 16“who has known the mind of Adonai, that he will instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Messiah.

1 Corinthians 2:15 word by word

ὁ δὲ πνευματικὸς ἀνακρίνει τὰ πάντα, αὐτὸς δὲ ὑπ᾽ οὐδενὸς ἀνακρίνεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• he thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• is spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos · spiritualG4152
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• judgethἀνακρίνωanakrinō · to investigateG350
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• he himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 2:15

• 1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as Spirit-filled but as worldly—as infants in Messiah.
• 1 Corinthians 14:37If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught doing something wrong, you who are directed by the Ruach, restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness—looking closely at yourself so you are not tempted also.
• Colossians 1:9For this reason also, ever since we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We keep asking God that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding—
• 2 Samuel 14:17Then your handmaid also thought, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring relief. For like an angel of God so is my lord the king to discern good and evil.’ So may Adonai your God be with you.”
• 1 Kings 3:9So give Your servant a mind of understanding to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil—for who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
• Psalms 25:14The secret of Adonai is for those who fear Him. He makes His covenant known to them.
• Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek Adonai understand it fully.
• Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person’s heart discerns the proper time and procedure.
• John 7:17If anyone wants to do His will, he will know whether My teaching comes from God or it is Myself speaking.
• Ephesians 4:13This will continue until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of Ben-Elohim—to mature adulthood, to the measure of the stature of Messiah’s fullness.
• Philippians 1:10in order to approve what is excellent—so that in the Day of Messiah you may be sincere and blameless,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things, hold fast to what is good,
• Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who through practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.
• 1 John 4:1Loved ones, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not judge anything before the time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and also make clear the motives of the hearts. Then the praise for each one will come from God.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things - He who has the mind of Christ discerns and judges of all things spiritual: yet he himself is not discerned by the mere animal man. Some suppose that the word should be understood thus: He examines, scrutinizes, convinces, reproves, which it appears to mean in 1 Corinthians 14:24; and they read the verse thus: The spiritual man - the well-taught Christian, convinces, i.e. can easily convict, all men, (…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But he that is spiritual - The man who is enlightened by the Holy Spirit in contradistinction from him who is under the influence of the senses only. Judgeth - Greek: “Discerns.” (margin); the same word as in the previous verse. It means that the spiritual man has a discernment of these truths in regard to which the sensual man was blind and ignorant. All things - Not absolutely all things; or not that he is omniscient; but that he has a view of those…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. 15The spiritual man: Those with the Spirit have a true understanding of divine revelation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. He that is spiritual--literally, "the spiritual (man)." In 1Co 2:14, it is "A [not 'the,' as English Version] natural man." The spiritual is the man distinguished above his fellow men, as he in whom the Spirit rules. In the unregenerate, the spirit which ought to be the organ of the Holy Spirit (and which is so in the regenerate), is overridden by the animal soul, and is in abeyance, so that such a one is never called "spiritual." judgeth all…Read the comment

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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