1 Corinthians 2:14

2:14 The unbeliever ¹  does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 6:1

Lawsuits

6:1 When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

1 Corinthians 7:11

7:11 (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 9:8

9:8 Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, ²  or does the law not say this as well?

1 Corinthians 14:2

14:2 For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, for no one understands; he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit. ³ 

1 Corinthians 15:50

15:50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: ⁴  Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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¹ tn Grk “natural person.” Cf. BDAG 1100 s.v. ψυχικός a, “an unspiritual pers., one who merely functions bodily, without being touched by the Spirit of God.”

² tn Or “only according to human authority”; Grk “saying these things according to men.”

³ tn Or “with the spirit”; cf. vv. 14-16.

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.