1Cor 2:14 Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:14

14: But people who aren't Christians can't understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means.

1 Corinthians 1:18

  1. I know very well how foolish the message of the cross sounds to those who are on the road to destruction. But we who are being saved recognize this message as the very power of God.

Matthew 13:11

  1. Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.
  2. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  3. That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't understand.
  4. This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
  5. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes--so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'

Romans 8:5

  1. Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
  2. If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.
  3. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.
  4. That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

2 Corinthians 4:4

  1. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
  2. We don't go around preaching about ourselves; we preach Christ Jesus, the Lord. All we say about ourselves is that we are your servants because of what Jesus has done for us.
  3. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 John 2:27

  1. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you all things, and what he teaches is true--it is not a lie. So continue in what he has taught you, and continue to live in Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:46

  1. What came first was the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later.

Jude 1:19

  1. Now they are here, and they are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They live by natural instinct because they do not have God's Spirit living in them.

John 6:44

  1. For people can't come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them from the dead.
  2. As it is written in the Scriptures, 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.

1 John 2:20

  1. But you are not like that, for the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and all of you know the truth.

James 3:15

  1. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.

Proverbs 14:6

  1. A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

John 10:26

  1. But you don't believe me because you are not part of my flock.
  2. My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

1 Corinthians 15:44

  1. They are natural human bodies now, but when they are raised, they will be spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, so also there are spiritual bodies.

1 Corinthians 2:12

  1. And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world's spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

John 12:37

  1. But despite all the miraculous signs he had done, most of the people did not believe in him.

John 5:44

  1. No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from God alone.

John 14:26

  1. But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative--and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit--he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you.

Matthew 16:23

  1. Jesus turned to Peter and said, "Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, and not from God's."

John 16:8

  1. And when he comes, he will convince the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
  2. The world's sin is unbelief in me.
  3. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.
  4. Judgment will come because the prince of this world has already been judged.
  5. "Oh, there is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now.

John 3:3

  1. Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God."
  2. "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
  3. Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
  4. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.

John 8:51

  1. I assure you, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"
  2. The people said, "Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say that those who obey your teaching will never die!

Acts 16:14

  1. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

John 15:26

  1. "But I will send you the Counselor--the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will tell you all about me.

John 8:43

  1. Why can't you understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to do so!

1 Corinthians 1:23

  1. So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended, and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.

1 John 5:20

  1. And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

Acts 25:19

  1. It was something about their religion and about someone called Jesus who died, but whom Paul insists is alive.

Acts 17:18

  1. He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, "This babbler has picked up some strange ideas." Others said, "He's pushing some foreign religion."

John 10:20

  1. Some of them said, "He has a demon, or he's crazy. Why listen to a man like that?"

Acts 17:32

  1. When they heard Paul speak of the resurrection of a person who had been dead, some laughed, but others said, "We want to hear more about this later."

Acts 18:15

  1. But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish laws, you take care of it. I refuse to judge such matters."

Acts 26:24

  1. Suddenly, Festus shouted, "Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!"
  2. But Paul replied, "I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. I am speaking the sober truth.
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