1 Corinthians 2:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 2:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
ἐλάβομεν
lambánō
G2983
to take
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
εἰδῶμεν
eídō
G1492
to see
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
χαρισθέντα
charízomai
G5483
to favor
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit from God, so that we might know the things freely given to us by God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).