1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹²We 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.

¹³And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

— 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

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