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1 Corinthians 2:14

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.

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Ψυχικὸςpsuchikosnaturalψυχικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “natural”, the subject formG5591animal, natural, sensuous.This verse uses “natural”.the naturalδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notδέχεταιdechetaito receiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to receive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.τὰtathe thingsὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the things”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the thingsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματοςpneumatosof the Spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.of the Spiritτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godμωρίαmōriafoolishnessμωρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “foolishness”, the subject formG3472folly, absurdity, foolishness.foolishnessγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaineitherκαίconjunction — “neither”G2532and, even, also, namely.neitherοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canγνῶναιgnōnaito he knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to he know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.he knowὅτιhotithem, becauseὅτιconjunction — “them, because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.them, becauseπνευματικῶςpneumatikōsthey are spirituallyπνευματικῶςadverb — “they are spiritually”G4153spiritually, in a spiritual way; from a spiritual point of view.they are spirituallyἀνακρίνεταιanakrinetaidiscernedἀνακρίνω (anakrinō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “discerned”, an ongoing or repeated actionG350I examine, inquire into, investigate, question.discerned

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned;

World English Bible

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Darby Translation

But [the] natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually discerned;

Douay-Rheims

But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

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