1Cor 2:12-14, 2Cor 2:14, 4:6, Gal 1:15-16 | ESV | STEP | Now we have received not the spirit of the world , but the Spirit who is from God , that we might understand the things freely given us by God .

1 Corinthians 2:12-14

12 Now ^awe have received not ^bthe spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this ^cin words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, ^dinterpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. ^{▼▼Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual}

14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are ^ffolly to him, and ^ghe is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

2 Corinthians 2:14

14 But ^hthanks be to God, who in Christ always ⁱleads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads ^jthe fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

2 Corinthians 4:6

6 For God, who said, ^k“Let light shine out of darkness,” ^lhas shone in our hearts to give ^mthe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:15-16

15 But when he ⁿwho had set me apart ^obefore I was born, ^{▼▼Greek set me apart from my mother’s womb} and who ^qcalled me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to ^{▼▼Greek in} me, in order ^sthat I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; ^{▼▼Greek with flesh and blood}