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Berean Standard Bible

“We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.”

1 Corinthians 2:12

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Paul has been explaining that God's wisdom is revealed by the Spirit and not discovered by human reasoning. He now applies the point to what believers have received.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

World English Bible (WEB)

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.

King James Version (KJV)

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that is of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y nosotros hemos recibido, no el espíritu del mundo, sino el Espíritu que es de Dios, para que conozcamos lo que Dios nos ha dado;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y Dios nos ha dado su Espíritu, no el espíritu del mundo, para que entendamos lo que, por su gracia, Dios nos ha concedido.

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