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There does appear to be a parallel between this widow and the woman at the well in Samaria in John 4. Both were Gentiles, both were asked to provide water and both received that which would sustain there life. There is also a comparison to the widow and her mite, who Jesus said demonstrated greater faith than all to others because she had given to God all her living just as this widow did for Elijah
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Alex
It is ironic, that Jezebel help corrupt Israel and sought to kill Elijah, yet God had sent Elijah into Jezebel's land (Sidon) to be preserved while the widow was sustained by God's word while Israel starved both physically and spiritually.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2017 Reply to Alex
v1 There shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except at my word
Elijah had been praying fervently that there would be a drought presumably to bring Israel to its senses (James 5:17). God not only gave Elijah this request; He also gave Elijah the authority to declare the drought's end.
It takes a brave brother or sister to pray for setbacks to the ecclesia to bring about reform.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
v6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat
Where did the ravens obtain this food from, during a severe drought? Possibly from Ahab's palace which would have the most plentiful supplies. What an irony - Ahab unknowingly feeding Elijah!
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
v7 And after a while the brook dried up
Elijah was not cocooned from the drought that he had prayed for. But look at God's exquisite timing of events. Just as the last drop of water came from Cherith, God was working over the horizon at Zarephath to bring a widow and her son to their last meal. Elijah arrives just in time.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
v24 Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.
But surely the widow knew Elijah was a man of God and that he speaks truth. She calls him a man of God (v18 cp v12) and he promised an ongoing supply of food which truly happened (vv 14-16).
Sometimes we need multiple occasions by which God eventually tears down our walls of unbelief, resistance and inertia. Jesus said to Peter: "When you are converted, strengthen your brethren" (Luke 22:32). Peter had been with Jesus a long time but still needed converting.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. And Elijah <452> the Tishbite <8664>, who was of the inhabitants <8453> of Gilead <1568>, said <559>(8799) unto Ahab <256>, As the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> liveth <2416>, before <6440> whom I stand <5975>(8804), there shall not be dew <2919> nor rain <4306> these years <8141>, but according <6310> to my word <1697>.
2. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto him, saying <559>(8800),
3. Get <3212>(8798) thee hence, and turn <6437>(8804) thee eastward <6924>, and hide <5641>(8738) thyself by the brook <5158> Cherith <3747>, that is before <6440> Jordan <3383>.
4. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink <8354>(8799) of the brook <5158>; and I have commanded <6680>(8765) the ravens <6158> to feed <3557>(8771) thee there.
5. So he went <3212>(8799) and did <6213>(8799) according unto the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>: for he went <3212>(8799) and dwelt <3427>(8799) by the brook <5158> Cherith <3747>, that is before <6440> Jordan <3383>.
6. And the ravens <6158> brought <935>(8688) him bread <3899> and flesh <1320> in the morning <1242>, and bread <3899> and flesh <1320> in the evening <6153>; and he drank <8354>(8799) of the brook <5158>.
7. And it came to pass after <7093> a while <3117>, that the brook <5158> dried up <3001>(8799), because there had been no rain <1653> in the land <776>.
8. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto him, saying <559>(8800),
9. Arise <6965>(8798), get <3212>(8798) thee to Zarephath <6886>, which belongeth to Zidon <6721>, and dwell <3427>(8804) there: behold, I have commanded <6680>(8765) a widow <490> woman <802> there to sustain <3557>(8771) thee.
10. So he arose <6965>(8799) and went <3212>(8799) to Zarephath <6886>. And when he came <935>(8799) to the gate <6607> of the city <5892>, behold, the widow <490> woman <802> was there gathering <7197>(8781) of sticks <6086>: and he called <7121>(8799) to her, and said <559>(8799), Fetch <3947>(8798) me, I pray thee, a little <4592> water <4325> in a vessel <3627>, that I may drink <8354>(8799).
11. And as she was going <3212>(8799) to fetch <3947>(8800) it, he called <7121>(8799) to her, and said <559>(8799), Bring <3947>(8798) me, I pray thee, a morsel <6595> of bread <3899> in thine hand <3027>.
12. And she said <559>(8799), As the LORD <3068> thy God <430> liveth <2416>, I have <3426> not a cake <4580>, but an handful <4393> <3709> of meal <7058> in a barrel <3537>, and a little <4592> oil <8081> in a cruse <6835>: and, behold, I am gathering <7197>(8781) two <8147> sticks <6086>, that I may go in <935>(8804) and dress <6213>(8804) it for me and my son <1121>, that we may eat <398>(8804) it, and die <4191>(8804).
13. And Elijah <452> said <559>(8799) unto her, Fear <3372>(8799) not; go <935>(8798) and do <6213>(8798) as thou hast said <1697>: but make <6213>(8798) me thereof <8033> a little <6996> cake <5692> first <7223>, and bring <3318>(8689) it unto me, and after <314> make <6213>(8799) for thee and for thy son <1121>.
14. For thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, The barrel <3537> of meal <7058> shall not waste <3615>(8799), neither shall the cruse <6835> of oil <8081> fail <2637>(8799), until the day <3117> that the LORD <3068> sendeth <5414>(8800) rain <1653> upon <6440> the earth <127>.
15. And she went <3212>(8799) and did <6213>(8799) according to the saying <1697> of Elijah <452>: and she, and he, and her house <1004>, did eat <398>(8799) many days <3117>.
16. And the barrel <3537> of meal <7058> wasted <3615>(8804) not, neither did the cruse <6835> of oil <8081> fail <2638>, according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he spake <1696>(8765) by <3027> Elijah <452>.
17. And it came to pass after <310> these things <1697>, that the son <1121> of the woman <802>, the mistress <1172> of the house <1004>, fell sick <2470>(8804); and his sickness <2483> was so <3966> sore <2389>, that there was no breath <5397> left <3498>(8738) in him.
18. And she said <559>(8799) unto Elijah <452>, What have I to do with thee, O thou man <376> of God <430>? art thou come <935>(8804) unto me to call <2142> <0> my sin <5771> to remembrance <2142>(8687), and to slay <4191>(8687) my son <1121>?
19. And he said <559>(8799) unto her, Give <5414>(8798) me thy son <1121>. And he took <3947>(8799) him out of her bosom <2436>, and carried him up <5927>(8686) into a loft <5944>, where he abode <3427>(8802), and laid <7901>(8686) him upon his own bed <4296>.
20. And he cried <7121>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), O LORD <3068> my God <430>, hast thou also brought evil <7489>(8689) upon the widow <490> with whom I sojourn <1481>(8711), by slaying <4191>(8687) her son <1121>?
21. And he stretched <4058>(8709) himself upon the child <3206> three <7969> times <6471>, and cried <7121>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), O LORD <3068> my God <430>, I pray thee, let this child's <3206> soul <5315> come <7725> <0> into him <7130> again <7725>(8799).
22. And the LORD <3068> heard <8085>(8799) the voice <6963> of Elijah <452>; and the soul <5315> of the child <3206> came <7725> <0> into him <7130> again <7725>(8799), and he revived <2421>(8799).
23. And Elijah <452> took <3947>(8799) the child <3206>, and brought him down <3381>(8686) out of the chamber <5944> into the house <1004>, and delivered <5414>(8799) him unto his mother <517>: and Elijah <452> said <559>(8799), See <7200>(8798), thy son <1121> liveth <2416>.
24. And the woman <802> said <559>(8799) to Elijah <452>, Now by this <2088> I know <3045>(8804) that thou art a man <376> of God <430>, and that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> in thy mouth <6310> is truth <571>.
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v. 7 Here we have a demonstration that the heart of Israel had not changed for the days of the Exodus, always looking back to Egypt. Here we see a re-enactment of Numbers 14:3 when they were afraid in the land their hearts returned to Egypt.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Alex
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1. And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah <3414> had made an end <3615>(8763) of speaking <1696>(8763) unto all the people <5971> all the words <1697> of the LORD <3068> their God <430>, for which the LORD <3068> their God <430> had sent <7971>(8804) him to them, even all these words <1697>,
2. Then spake <559>(8799) Azariah <5838> the son <1121> of Hoshaiah <1955>, and Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the proud <2086> men <582>, saying <559>(8802) unto Jeremiah <3414>, Thou speakest <1696>(8764) falsely <8267>: the LORD <3068> our God <430> hath not sent <7971>(8804) thee to say <559>(8800), Go <935>(8799) not into Egypt <4714> to sojourn <1481>(8800) there:
3. But Baruch <1263> the son <1121> of Neriah <5374> setteth thee on <5496>(8688) against us, for to <4616> deliver <5414>(8800) us into the hand <3027> of the Chaldeans <3778>, that they might put us to death <4191>(8687), and carry us away captives <1540>(8687) into Babylon <894>.
4. So Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428>, and all the people <5971>, obeyed <8085>(8804) not the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>, to dwell <3427>(8800) in the land <776> of Judah <3063>.
5. But Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428>, took <3947>(8799) all the remnant <7611> of Judah <3063>, that were returned <7725>(8804) from all nations <1471>, whither they had been driven <5080>(8738), to dwell <1481>(8800) in the land <776> of Judah <3063>;
6. Even men <1397>, and women <802>, and children <2945>, and the king's <4428> daughters <1323>, and every person <5315> that Nebuzaradan <5018> the captain <7227> of the guard <2876> had left <3240>(8689) with Gedaliah <1436> the son <1121> of Ahikam <296> the son <1121> of Shaphan <8227>, and Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030>, and Baruch <1263> the son <1121> of Neriah <5374>.
7. So they came <935>(8799) into the land <776> of Egypt <4714>: for they obeyed <8085>(8804) not the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>: thus came <935>(8799) they even to Tahpanhes <8471>.
8. Then came the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> unto Jeremiah <3414> in Tahpanhes <8471>, saying <559>(8800),
9. Take <3947>(8798) great <1419> stones <68> in thine hand <3027>, and hide <2934>(8804) them in the clay <4423> in the brickkiln <4404>, which is at the entry <6607> of Pharaoh's <6547> house <1004> in Tahpanhes <8471>, in the sight <5869> of the men <582> of Judah <3064>;
10. And say <559>(8804) unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; Behold, I will send <7971>(8802) and take <3947>(8804) Nebuchadrezzar <5019> the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, my servant <5650>, and will set <7760>(8804) his throne <3678> upon <4605> these stones <68> that I have hid <2934>(8804); and he shall spread <5186>(8804) his royal pavilion <8237> over them.
11. And when he cometh <935>(8804), he shall smite <5221>(8689) the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, and deliver such as are for death <4194> to death <4194>; and such as are for captivity <7628> to captivity <7628>; and such as are for the sword <2719> to the sword <2719>.
12. And I will kindle <3341>(8689) a fire <784> in the houses <1004> of the gods <430> of Egypt <4714>; and he shall burn <8313>(8804) them, and carry them away captives <7617>(8804): and he shall array <5844>(8804) himself with the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, as a shepherd <7462>(8802) putteth on <5844>(8799) his garment <899>; and he shall go forth <3318>(8804) from thence in peace <7965>.
13. He shall break <7665>(8765) also the images <4676> of Bethshemesh <1053>, that is in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>; and the houses <1004> of the gods <430> of the Egyptians <4714> shall he burn <8313>(8799) with fire <784>.
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THE CHAMELEON ECCLESIA
As a chameleon changes colour to adapt to it's surroundings, so can brethren, sisters and especially our young people can do the same with respect to blending in with the world around us. The brethren & sisters in Corinth were struggling with their environment, so Paul wrote to identify the problems in the Corinthian ecclesia, to offer solutions and to teach the believers how to live IN CHRIST in a corrupt society.
The first step to solving a problem is to identify and acknowledge the problem.
Peter Dulis [toronto west] Comment added in 2006 Reply to Peter
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1. Paul <3972>, called <2822> to be an apostle <652> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> through <1223> the will <2307> of God <2316>, and <2532> Sosthenes <4988> our brother <80>,
2. Unto the church <1577> of God <2316> which <3588> is <5607>(5752) at <1722> Corinth <2882>, to them that are sanctified <37>(5772) in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>, called <2822> to be saints <40>, with <4862> all <3956> that in <1722> every <3956> place <5117> call upon <1941>(5734) the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>, both <5037> theirs <846> and <2532> ours <2257>:
3. Grace <5485> be unto you <5213>, and <2532> peace <1515>, from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962>, and <2532> from the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
4. I thank <2168>(5719) my <3450> God <2316> always <3842> on <4012> <0> your <5216> behalf <4012>, for <1909> the grace <5485> of God <2316> which <3588> is given <1325>(5685) you <5213> by <1722> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>;
5. That <3754> in <1722> every thing <3956> ye are enriched <4148>(5681) by <1722> him <846>, in <1722> all <3956> utterance <3056>, and <2532> in all <3956> knowledge <1108>;
6. Even as <2531> the testimony <3142> of Christ <5547> was confirmed <950>(5681) in <1722> you <5213>:
7. So that <5620> ye <5209> come behind <5302>(5745) in <1722> no <3361> <3367> gift <5486>; waiting for <553>(5740) the coming <602> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>:
8. Who <3739> shall <950> <0> also <2532> confirm <950>(5692) you <5209> unto <2193> the end <5056>, that ye may be blameless <410> in <1722> the day <2250> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
9. God <2316> is faithful <4103>, by <1223> whom <3739> ye were called <2564>(5681) unto <1519> the fellowship <2842> of his <846> Son <5207> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>.
10. Now <1161> I beseech <3870>(5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, by <1223> the name <3686> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, that <2443> ye <3004> <0> all <3956> speak <3004>(5725) the same thing <846>, and <2532> that there be <5600>(5753) no <3361> divisions <4978> among <1722> you <5213>; but <1161> that ye be <5600>(5753) perfectly joined together <2675>(5772) in <1722> the same <846> mind <3563> and <2532> in <1722> the same <846> judgment <1106>.
11. For <1063> it hath been declared <1213>(5681) unto me <3427> of <4012> you <5216>, my <3450> brethren <80>, by <5259> them which are of the house <3588> of Chloe <5514>, that <3754> there are <1526>(5748) contentions <2054> among <1722> you <5213>.
12. Now <1161> this <5124> I say <3004>(5719), that <3754> every one <1538> of you <5216> saith <3004>(5719), I <1473> <3303> am <1510>(5748) of Paul <3972>; and <1161> I <1473> of Apollos <625>; and <1161> I <1473> of Cephas <2786>; and <1161> I <1473> of Christ <5547>.
13. Is <3307> <0> Christ <5547> divided <3307>(5769)? <3361> was <4717> <0> Paul <3972> crucified <4717>(5681) for <5228> you <5216>? or <2228> were ye baptized <907>(5681) in <1519> the name <3686> of Paul <3972>?
14. I thank <2168>(5719) God <2316> that <3754> I baptized <907>(5656) none <3762> of you <5216>, but <1508> Crispus <2921> and <2532> Gaius <1050>;
15. Lest <3363> any <5100> should say <2036>(5632) that <3754> I had baptized <907>(5656) in <1519> mine own <1699> name <3686>.
16. And <1161> I baptized <907>(5656) also <2532> the household <3624> of Stephanas <4734>: besides <3063>, I know <1492>(5758) not <3756> whether I baptized <907>(5656) any <1536> other <243>.
17. For <1063> Christ <5547> sent <649>(5656) me <3165> not <3756> to baptize <907>(5721), but <235> to preach the gospel <2097>(5733): not <3756> with <1722> wisdom <4678> of words <3056>, lest <3363> the cross <4716> of Christ <5547> should be made of none effect <2758>(5686).
18. For <1063> the preaching <3056> of the cross <4716> is <2076>(5748) to them <3303> that perish <622>(5730) foolishness <3472>; but <1161> unto us <2254> which are saved <4982>(5746) it is <2076>(5748) the power <1411> of God <2316>.
19. For <1063> it is written <1125>(5769), I will destroy <622>(5692) the wisdom <4678> of the wise <4680>, and <2532> will bring to nothing <114>(5692) the understanding <4907> of the prudent <4908>.
20. Where <4226> is the wise <4680>? where <4226> is the scribe <1122>? where <4226> is the disputer <4804> of this <5127> world <165>? hath <3471> <0> not <3780> God <2316> made foolish <3471>(5656) the wisdom <4678> of this <5127> world <2889>?
21. For <1063> after <1894> that in <1722> the wisdom <4678> of God <2316> the world <2889> by <1223> wisdom <4678> knew <1097>(5627) not <3756> God <2316>, it pleased <2106>(5656) God <2316> by <1223> the foolishness <3472> of preaching <2782> to save <4982>(5658) them that believe <4100>(5723).
22. For <2532> <1894> the Jews <2453> require <154>(5719) a sign <4592>, and <2532> the Greeks <1672> seek <2212>(5719) after wisdom <4678>:
23. But <1161> we <2249> preach <2784>(5719) Christ <5547> crucified <4717>(5772), unto the Jews <2453> a stumblingblock <3303> <4625>, and <1161> unto the Greeks <1672> foolishness <3472>;
24. But <1161> unto them <846> which <3588> are called <2822>, both <5037> Jews <2453> and <2532> Greeks <1672>, Christ <5547> the power <1411> of God <2316>, and <2532> the wisdom <4678> of God <2316>.
25. Because <3754> the foolishness <3474> of God <2316> is <2076>(5748) wiser than <4680> men <444>; and <2532> the weakness <772> of God <2316> is <2076>(5748) stronger than <2478> men <444>.
26. For <1063> ye see <991>(5719) your <5216> calling <2821>, brethren <80>, how that <3754> not <3756> many <4183> wise men <4680> after <2596> the flesh <4561>, not <3756> many <4183> mighty <1415>, not <3756> many <4183> noble <2104>, are called:
27. But <235> God <2316> hath chosen <1586>(5668) the foolish things <3474> of the world <2889> to <2443> confound <2617>(5725) the wise <4680>; and <2532> God <2316> hath chosen <1586>(5668) the weak things <772> of the world <2889> to <2443> confound <2617>(5725) the things which are mighty <2478>;
28. And <2532> base things <36> of the world <2889>, and <2532> things which are despised <1848>(5772), hath <1586> <0> God <2316> chosen <1586>(5668), yea, and <2532> things which <3588> are <5607>(5752) not <3361>, to <2443> bring to nought <2673>(5661) things that are <5607>(5752):
29. That <3704> no <3361> <3956> flesh <4561> should glory <2744>(5667) in his presence <1799> <846>.
30. But <1161> of <1537> him <846> are <2075>(5748) ye <5210> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>, who <3739> of <575> God <2316> is made <1096>(5675) unto us <2254> <5037> wisdom <4678>, and <2532> righteousness <1343>, and <2532> sanctification <38>, and <2532> redemption <629>:
31. That <2443>, according as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), He that glorieth <2744>(5740), let him glory <2744>(5737) in <1722> the Lord <2962>.
1. And I <2504>, brethren <80>, when I came <2064>(5631) to <4314> you <5209>, came <2064>(5627) not <3756> with <2596> excellency <5247> of speech <3056> or <2228> of wisdom <4678>, declaring <2605>(5723) unto you <5213> the testimony <3142> of God <2316>.
2. For <1063> I determined <2919>(5656) not <3756> to know <1492>(5760) any thing <5100> among <1722> you <5213>, save <1508> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, and <2532> him <5126> crucified <4717>(5772).
3. And <2532> I <1473> was <1096>(5633) with <4314> you <5209> in <1722> weakness <769>, and <2532> in <1722> fear <5401>, and <2532> in <1722> much <4183> trembling <5156>.
4. And <2532> my <3450> speech <3056> and <2532> my <3450> preaching <2782> was not <3756> with <1722> enticing <3981> words <3056> of man's <442> wisdom <4678>, but <235> in <1722> demonstration <585> of the Spirit <4151> and <2532> of power <1411>:
5. That <2443> your <5216> faith <4102> should <5600> <0> not <3361> stand <5600>(5753) in <1722> the wisdom <4678> of men <444>, but <235> in <1722> the power <1411> of God <2316>.
6. Howbeit <1161> we speak <2980>(5719) wisdom <4678> among <1722> them that are perfect <5046>: yet <1161> not <3756> the wisdom <4678> of this <5127> world <165>, nor <3761> of the princes <758> of this <5127> world <165>, that come to nought <2673>(5746):
7. But <235> we speak <2980>(5719) the wisdom <4678> of God <2316> in <1722> a mystery <3466>, even the hidden <613>(5772) wisdom, which <3739> God <2316> ordained <4309>(5656) before <4253> the world <165> unto <1519> our <2257> glory <1391>:
8. Which <3739> none <3762> of the princes <758> of this <5127> world <165> knew <1097>(5758): for <1487> <1063> had they known <1097>(5627) it, they <302> would <4717> <0> not <3756> have crucified <4717>(5656) the Lord <2962> of glory <1391>.
9. But <235> as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), Eye <3788> hath <1492> <0> not <3756> seen <1492>(5627), nor <2532> <3756> ear <3775> heard <191>(5656), neither <2532> <3756> have entered <305>(5627) into <1909> the heart <2588> of man <444>, the things which <3739> God <2316> hath prepared <2090>(5656) for them that love <25>(5723) him <846>.
10. But <1161> God <2316> hath revealed <601>(5656) them unto us <2254> by <1223> his <848> Spirit <4151>: for <1063> the Spirit <4151> searcheth <2045>(5719) all things <3956>, yea <2532>, the deep things <899> of God <2316>.
11. For <1063> what <5101> man <444> knoweth <1492>(5758) the things <3588> of a man <444>, save <1508> the spirit <4151> of man <444> which <3588> is in <1722> him <846>? even <2532> so <3779> the things <3588> of God <2316> knoweth <1492>(5758) no man <3762>, but <1508> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316>.
12. Now <1161> we <2249> have received <2983>(5627), not <3756> the spirit <4151> of the world <2889>, but <235> the spirit <4151> which <3588> is of <1537> God <2316>; that <2443> we might know <1492>(5762) the things that are freely given <5483>(5685) to us <2254> of <5259> God <2316>.
13. Which things <3739> also <2532> we speak <2980>(5719), not <3756> in <1722> the words <3056> which man's <442> wisdom <4678> teacheth <1318>, but <235> which the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> teacheth <1722> <1318>; comparing <4793>(5723) spiritual things <4152> with spiritual <4152>.
14. But <1161> the natural <5591> man <444> receiveth <1209>(5736) not <3756> the things <3588> of the Spirit <4151> of God <2316>: for <1063> they are <2076>(5748) foolishness <3472> unto him <846>: neither <2532> <3756> can <1410>(5736) he know <1097>(5629) them, because <3754> they are spiritually <4153> discerned <350>(5743).
15. But <1161> he that is spiritual <4152> judgeth(5719) <3303> <350> all things <3956>, yet <1161> he himself <846> is judged <350>(5743) of <5259> no man <3762>.
16. For <1063> who <5101> hath known <1097>(5627) the mind <3563> of the Lord <2962>, that <3739> he may instruct <4822>(5692) him <846>? But <1161> we <2249> have <2192>(5719) the mind <3563> of Christ <5547>.