1 Corinthians 2:11 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that [is] in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.

English ASV

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.

English Amplified

For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man's thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man's thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For who knows a person’s thoughts except his spirit within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God.

English EASY 2024

Only a person's own spirit can know everything that is in his thoughts. And it is the same with God. Only God's Spirit knows everything that is in God's thoughts.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

It is like this: No one knows the thoughts that another person has. Only the person's spirit that lives inside knows those thoughts. It is the same with God. No one knows God's thoughts except God's Spirit.

For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It is only our own spirit within us that knows all about us; in the same way, only God's Spirit knows all about God.

English God's Word - GW 1995

After all, who knows everything about a person except that person's own spirit? In the same way, no one has known everything about God except God's Spirit.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For who among men knows the concerns of a man except the spirit of the man that is in him? In the same way, no one knows the concerns of God except the Spirit of God.

English KJV 1611

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

English LSB

For who among men knows the depths of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the depths of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For what man knows the things of a man, except the spirit of man which is in him? Likewise, no one knows the things of God, except the Spirit of God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Among human beings, who knows what pertains to a person except the spirit of the person that is within? Similarly, no one knows what pertains to God except the Spirit of God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For who among men knows the things of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Who can know the thoughts of another person? Only a person's own spirit can know them. In the same way, only the Spirit of God knows God's thoughts.

English NIV

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English NKJ 1982

For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

English NLT

No one can know what anyone else is really thinking except that person alone, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

After all, who can really see into a person’s heart and know his hidden impulses except for that person’s spirit? So it is with God. His thoughts and secrets are only fully understood by his Spirit, the Spirit of God.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

No one can really know what anyone else is thinking or what he is really like except that person himself. And no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit.

English Tyndale 1537

For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 2:11 — Compare Translations