1 Corinthians 2:12 meaning and explanation

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, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to a divided Corinthian church that admired rhetoric and status. In verses 10 to 16 he explains how believers come to know God, not through human cleverness but through the Spirit.

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