1 Corinthians 2:12 — Compare All Translations

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

And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that [is] of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

English ASV

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.

English Amplified

Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But *we* have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which [is] of God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us of God:

English EASY 2024

We have received God's own Spirit, not a spirit that belongs to this world. As a result, we can understand all the good things that God has given to us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We received the Spirit that is from God, not the spirit of the world. We received God's Spirit so that we can know all that God has given us.

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

We have not received this world's spirit; instead, we have received the Spirit sent by God, so that we may know all that God has given us.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Now, we didn't receive the spirit that belongs to the world. Instead, we received the Spirit who comes from God so that we could know the things which God has freely given us.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, in order to know what has been freely given to us by God.

English KJV 1611

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

English LSB

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the depths graciously given to us by God,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, so that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

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

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

We have not received the spirit of the world. We have received the Spirit who is from God. The Spirit helps us understand what God has freely given us.

English NIV

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

English NKJ 1982

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

English NLT

And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world's spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For we did not receive the spirit of this world system but the Spirit of God, so that we might come to understand and experience all that grace has lavished upon us.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world's spirit) to tell us about the wonderful free gifts of grace and blessing that God has given us.

English Tyndale 1537

And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given to us of God,

1 Corinthians 2:12 — Compare Translations