KJV King James Version
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
WEB World English Bible
“For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.
ASV American Standard Version
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we—we have the mind of Christ.
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 2
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 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.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τίςG5101 · tiswhich?γὰρG1063 · garforἔγνωG1097 · ginōskōto knowνοῦνG3563 · nousmindκυρίου,G2962 · kurioslord: GodὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichσυμβιβάσειG4822 · sumbibazōto join withαὐτόν;G846 · autosit/s/heἡμεῖςG3165 · memeδὲG1161 · dethenνοῦνG3563 · nousmindΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἔχομεν.¶G2192 · echōto have/be
Cross-references
Isaiah 40:13-14Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counseller hath taught him?Romans 11:34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?John 16:13-16Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.Job 15:8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard [it]?Ephesians 3:3-4How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,Job 40:2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.John 17:6-8I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.Job 22:2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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