1 Corinthians 2:11

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“For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.”

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BSBPD

“For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that <FI>is<Fi> in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 2:11 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
  2. Proverbs 20:5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
  3. Proverbs 20:27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
  4. Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
  5. Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
  6. 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

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