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1 Cor. 2:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But hel that is spiritual βjudgeth all things, yet he himself is γjudged of no man.

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Prov. 28:5• ⁵Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything. (Prov. 28:5)

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discerneth.

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discerned.

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1 Cor. 3:1• ¹And *I*, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ. (1 Cor. 3:1)

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1 Cor. 14:37• ³⁷If any one thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognise the things that I write to you, that it is the Lord's commandment. (1 Cor. 14:37)

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Gal. 6:1• ¹Brethren, if even a man be taken in some fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest *thou* also be tempted. (Gal. 6:1)

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Col. 1:9• ⁹For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, (Col. 1:9)

judgeth.

or, discerneth.

2 Sam. 14:17• ¹⁷And thy bondmaid said, Let the word of my lord the king now be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and Jehovah thy God will be with thee. (2 Sam. 14:17)

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1 Kings 3:9‑11• ⁹Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
¹⁰And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
¹¹And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment; (1 Kings 3:9‑11)

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Psa. 25:14• ¹⁴The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them. (Psa. 25:14)

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Prov. 28:5• ⁵Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything. (Prov. 28:5)

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Eccl. 8:5• ⁵Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner. (Eccl. 8:5)

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John 7:17• ¹⁷If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself. (John 7:17)

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Eph. 4:13‑14• ¹³until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at the full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
¹⁴in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of *that* teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error; (Eph. 4:13‑14)

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Phil. 1:10• ¹⁰that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day, (Phil. 1:10)

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Phil. 1• (Phil. 1)

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1 Thess. 5:21• ²¹but prove all things, hold fast the right; (1 Thess. 5:21)

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Heb. 5:14• ¹⁴but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil. (Heb. 5:14)

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1 John 4:1• ¹Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

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1 Cor. 4:5• ⁵So that do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:5)

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2 Sam. 12:16‑23• ¹⁶And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
¹⁷And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.
¹⁸And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.
¹⁹But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
²⁰Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and entered into the house of Jehovah and worshipped; then he came to his own house and required them to set bread before him, and he ate.
²¹And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.
²²And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? perhaps Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.
²³But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. (2 Sam. 12:16‑23)

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Acts 15:1‑5• ¹And certain persons, having come down from Judaea, taught the brethren, If ye shall not have been circumcised according to the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
²A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
³They therefore, having been set on their way by the assembly, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of those of the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brethren.
⁴And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them.
⁵And some of those who were of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, rose up from among them, saying that they ought to circumcise them and enjoin them to keep the law of Moses. (Acts 15:1‑5)

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Acts 16:3• ³Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek. (Acts 16:3)

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Gal. 2:3‑5• ³(but neither was Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised;)
⁴and it was on account of the false brethren brought in surreptitiously, who came in surreptitiously to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
⁵to whom we yielded in subjection not even for an hour, that the truth of the glad tidings might remain with you. (Gal. 2:3‑5)

judged.

or, discerned.

• It is in virtue of the Spirit of God that the believer now stands in so astonishing a place, capable of discerning all things, yet himself outside the discernment of man. How great the folly of any saint in Corinth or elsewhere yearning after human wisdom! (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 2:11-16” by W. Kelly)

• The power of the Spirit in him makes his judgment true and just, but gives him motives and a walk that are unintelligible to one who has not the Spirit. Very simple as to that which is said-nothing can be more important than that which is here taught. (“1 Corinthians 2” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but the spiritual discerns all things, and *he* is discerned of no one.

W. Kelly Translation

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but the spiritual [man] examineth all things, while he himself is examined by no one.