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1 Corinthians 2:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

not: 1 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Corinthians 1:17; 2 Peter 1:16

but: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3, 1 Corinthians 14:2; Luke 12:12; Acts 2:4; 1 Peter 1:12

comparing: Or, as Bishop Pearce renders, "explaining συγκρινοντες: strong:G4793 spiritual things to spiritual men," πνευματικοις: strong:G4152.

spiritual things: 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 9:11, 1 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16

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