1 Corinthians 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 2:14 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 →
ψυχικὸς
psychikós
G5591
soulish
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δέχεται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
μωρία
mōría
G3472
foolishness
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
γνῶναι
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πνευματικῶς
pneumatikōs
G4153
spiritually
ἀνακρίνεται
anakrínō
G350
to examine
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the natural person does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).