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 7:32

7:32 And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

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 10:11

10:11 These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

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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.”